in one's sights
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English
[edit]Prepositional phrase
[edit]- (literally) Being seen or targeted, often through the sights of a weapon.
- the pilot had the enemy plane in his sights
- (figuratively) The target or object of one's efforts or ambitions.
- all through medical school she kept her dream of being a doctor in her sights
- (figuratively) Still achievable.
- with a win in the semifinals the championship remained firmly in their sights
- 2011 March 1, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC[1]:
- But Chelsea, who left Didier Drogba on the bench as coach Carlo Ancelotti favoured Fernando Torres, staged a stirring fightback to move up to fourth and keep United in their sights on a night when nothing other than victory would have kept the Blues in contention.