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Idioms and Phrases
Reduce one's goals or aspirations, as in Once he got the job I'd applied for, I had to lower my sights . This expression alludes to taking aim through the sights of a firearm. Also see raise one's sights ; set one's sights on . [Second half of 1900s]Advertisement
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