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set one's sights

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by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[set one's sights] {v. phr.}

1. To want to reach; aim for.

* /John has set his sights higher than the job he has now./

2. To wish to get or win.

* /Owen set his sights on the championship./

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	{v. phr.} ²¹⁸³

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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