Have someone in your sights In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "have someone in your sights", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Jimmy Hung

2021-05-14 09:05

set your sights on something/on doing something , have your eye on somebody/something

Have (someone or something) in (one's) sights verb phrase

To aim at something or someone by pointing one's gun at them

Though he had the monkey in his sights, he felt compassion for it and let it go.

To have one's interest and ambition to achieve something, or defeat someone

Now, I have the managerial position in my sights.

He won the Olympic gold medal in shooting, which he has had in his sights since he was a kid.

lower (one's) sights

To accept what is lower than your hope or your goals

Have a strong ambition to achieve something

Keep Your Eyes on the Prize

To concentrate on attaining a particular goal or award.

chase rainbows

To pursue unrealistic or impossible goals

go (in) for the kill

1.To approach someone or something with the goal of achieving a certain result.

2. To take decisive action to convert a situation to your advantage.

The verb "have" must be conjugated according to its tense.

The origin of this idiom is not clear.