John has set his sights higher than the job he has now.
Owen set his sights on the championship.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
set one's sights on — ► set one s sights on hope strongly to achieve or reach. Main Entry: ↑sight … English terms dictionary
set one's sights on — ASPIRE TO, aim at/for, try for, strive for/towards, work towards. → sight * * * set one s sights on To aim for (eg a specified goal) • • • Main Entry: ↑sight * * * have as an ambition; hope strongly to achieve or reach Katherine set her sights on … Useful english dictionary
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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
set one's sights on — she set her sights on a teaching career Syn: aspire to, aim at/for, try for, strive for/toward, work toward … Thesaurus of popular words
set one's sights on — phrasal to determine to pursue … New Collegiate Dictionary
set one's sights on — hope strongly to achieve or reach. → sigh for … English new terms dictionary
one's sights — To set oneself a more (or less) ambitious target ● sight … Useful 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
