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Phrase(s): have someone or something in one’s sights
1. Lit. to have one’s gun aimed at someone or something. • The sniper had the soldier in his sights. • I had the deer in my sights. I fired. 2. Fig. to consider someone or something one’s goal or conquest. • I have a promotion in my sights and I hope to get it before the end of the year. • I’ve had Sally in my sights for years. I intend to marry her.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs