in one's sights

Register · Neutral Neutral — appropriate in most situations, both spoken and written, without sounding too casual or too stiff. CEFR B2

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Example

“The young athlete has Olympic gold in her sights.”

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the name of the game Informal · CEFR B1

the central, most important aspect of a situation

climb the corporate ladder Neutral · CEFR B2

to advance step by step through the ranks of a company

fall short Neutral · CEFR B2

to fail to reach an expected standard, amount, or goal

go down a rabbit hole Informal · CEFR B2

to get lost in a long, winding, often pointless digression while researching or building something

have bigger fish to fry Informal · CEFR B2

To have more important matters to deal with.

pipe dream Informal · CEFR B2

an unrealistic hope or plan that will almost certainly never happen

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Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.

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