set sights

set sights
set (your) sights (on (doing something)) to decide what you want to get or achieve something.

I think they set their sights too high – they'll never find someone for the job who has all those skills.

Once she sets her sights on something, she won't stop until she gets it.

I hear she has her sights set on becoming a journalist.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • set sights on — set (your) sights (on (doing something)) to decide what you want to get or achieve something. I think they set their sights too high – they ll never find someone for the job who has all those skills. Once she sets her sights on something, she won …   New idioms dictionary

  • set sights on doing something — set (your) sights (on (doing something)) to decide what you want to get or achieve something. I think they set their sights too high – they ll never find someone for the job who has all those skills. Once she sets her sights on something, she won …   New idioms dictionary

  • set your sights on doing something — set (your) sights (on (doing something)) to decide what you want to get or achieve something. I think they set their sights too high – they ll never find someone for the job who has all those skills. Once she sets her sights on something, she won …   New idioms dictionary

  • set your sights on — set (your) sights (on (doing something)) to decide what you want to get or achieve something. I think they set their sights too high – they ll never find someone for the job who has all those skills. Once she sets her sights on something, she won …   New idioms dictionary

  • set your sights — set (your) sights (on (doing something)) to decide what you want to get or achieve something. I think they set their sights too high – they ll never find someone for the job who has all those skills. Once she sets her sights on something, she won …   New idioms dictionary

  • set your sights on something doing something — set your sights on sth/on doing sth idiom to decide that you want sth and to try very hard to get it • She s set her sights on getting into Harvard. • I had set my sights on a career in journalism. Main entry: ↑sightidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • set your sights on on doing something — set your sights on sth/on doing sth idiom to decide that you want sth and to try very hard to get it • She s set her sights on getting into Harvard. • I had set my sights on a career in journalism. Main entry: ↑sightidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • set (your) sights on something — set (your) sights on (something/doing something) to decide to achieve something. She s set her sights on winning …   New idioms dictionary

  • set (your) sights on doing something — set (your) sights on (something/doing something) to decide to achieve something. She s set her sights on winning …   New idioms dictionary

  • set (your) sights on — (something/doing something) to decide to achieve something. She s set her sights on winning …   New idioms dictionary

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