zero in on

[zero in on] {v.}

1. To adjust a gun so that it will exactly hit (a target); aim at.

* /Big guns were zeroed in on the enemy fort./

* /American missiles have been zeroed in on certain targets, to be fired if necessary./

2. {slang} To give your full attention to.

* /The Senate zeroed in on the Latin-American problems./

* /Let's zero in on grammar tonight./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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