in one's sights
The phrase "in one's sights" is often used both literally, in the context of aiming a weapon, and figuratively, in the context of setting a target or goal.
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Definition
B2Military
(literal)To have a clear view of a target through the aiming mechanism of a weapon.
Example
- The sniper had the enemy soldier in his sights.
B2General
(figurative)To have someone or something as a target or goal, often with the intention of achieving or addressing it.
Example
- She has the promotion in her sights and is working hard to achieve it.
- The politician has the opposing party in his sights and plans to expose their flaws.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "in one's sights":
in the crosshairshave one's eye onhave eyes onin sighttake aimaim aton one's mindkeep sight ofin someone's eyesget one's eye inon targetset one's cap atin one's bookon sighton one's platein the offingwithin reachin focushave one's name onin one's head