- have (someone) in (your) sights
- have (someone) in (your) sights
to intend to attack or defeat someone.
He's trying to build up his media empire and he has the owners of rival newspapers in his sights.
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have (someone) in (your) sights
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in your sights — If you have someone or something in your sights, they are your target to beat … The small dictionary of idiomes
in your sights — If you have someone or something in your sights, they are your target to beat. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
In your sights — If you have someone or something in your sights, they are your target to beat … Dictionary of English idioms
in your sights — 1) used about things that you intend to have or achieve She ll already have Lorna s job in her sights. 2) used about someone that you intend to defeat or deal with severely They ve got last year s champions in their sights … English dictionary
raise one's sights — {v. phr.} To aim high; be ambitious. * /Teenage boys sometimes think too much of themselves and have a tendency to raise their sights too high./ … Dictionary of American idioms
raise one's sights — {v. phr.} To aim high; be ambitious. * /Teenage boys sometimes think too much of themselves and have a tendency to raise their sights too high./ … Dictionary of American idioms
sight — sight1 [ saıt ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the ability to see using your eyes: EYESIGHT, VISION: I m having laser treatment to improve my sight. Wolf spiders hunt mainly by sight. => SECOND SIGHT a ) the act of seeing something: sight of: I can t… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sight — sight1 W2S2 [saıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ability to see)¦ 2¦(act of seeing)¦ 3¦(thing you see)¦ 4 in/within sight 5 within/in sight of something 6 in your sights 7 out of sight 8 out of sight, out of mind 9 disappear/vanish from sight … Dictionary of contemporary English
sight — I UK [saɪt] / US noun Word forms sight : singular sight plural sights *** 1) [uncountable] the ability to see using your eyes Wolf spiders hunt mainly by sight. I m having laser treatment to improve my sight. He has lost 75 per cent of his sight… … English dictionary
sight — 1 /saIt/ noun 1 ABILITY TO SEE (U) the physical ability to see: Anne s sight is very good for someone of her age. | He has no sight in his right eye, but his left eye is fine. | lose your sight (=become blind): She had lost her sight in a riding… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
