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set one's sights on someone or something

Fig. to regard having someone or something as one's goal. He wanted a wife and he had set his sights on Alice. James set his sights on a law degree.

See also: set, sight

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He is, however, training full-time with the Giants and has already set sights on securing a Super League deal sooner rather than later. I want to make a Giants impact: Jamie by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) And providing some old-fashioned traditions are adhered to, for those who don''t really have anyone in their sights, or have any interest in Valentines Gifts - or even those with a few possible suitors, but no final decision on their chosen one - it''s possible to set sights on someone as the big day approaches. Do You Have Someone in Mind This Valentines? by John Smith / News, opinion and commentary community This was musical chairs with a new twist, and I resolved grimly to hang on to my own if he set sights on it, although by now I was fairly sure mum and dad would bodily remove me if he requested it. Disturbing scenes with child on train by The Journal (Newcastle, England)			set in stone set in train set in ways set into set mind at ease set mind on set of pipes set of wheels set off set off alarm bells set off on set on set on fire set one back on heels set one on feet set out set out stall set out to set out to do set over set price set right set sail set sail for some place set sights set sights on set straight set teeth on edge set the agenda set the ball rolling set the pace set the record straight set the scene set the scene for set the stage for set the table set the tone set the wheels in motion set the world on fire set to set to do set to music set to work set tongues wagging set type set up set up against set up as set up for life set up housekeeping set up shop			set right set right set right set right set right set right set sail set sail set sail set sail set sail set sail for some place Set screw Set screw set screws set screws set seal set seal set seal set seal set seal set seal on set seal on set seal on set seal on set seal on set shot Set shot (Australian rules football) set shots set sights set sights on Set Single Line Distance set someone or something on fire set someone or something on track set something down in black and white set something down to something set something in set something on fire set something on fire set something on fire set something on fire set something on fire Set speech set square set square set squares set squares set stocking set stocking Set Storage Key Extended set store by set store by set store by set store by set store on set store on set store on set store on set straight set straight Set System Mask

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