set sights

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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.

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set off
set off alarm bells
set out
set out stall
set out to
set right
set sail

set sights
set sights on
set straight
set teeth on edge
set the agenda
set the fur flying
set the pace
set the record straight

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