to be set on something
101set your sights — set (your) sights (on (doing something)) to decide what you want to get or achieve something. I think they set their sights too high – they ll never find someone for the job who has all those skills. Once she sets her sights on something, she won …
102set sights on — set (your) sights (on (doing something)) to decide what you want to get or achieve something. I think they set their sights too high – they ll never find someone for the job who has all those skills. Once she sets her sights on something, she won …
103set sights — set (your) sights (on (doing something)) to decide what you want to get or achieve something. I think they set their sights too high – they ll never find someone for the job who has all those skills. Once she sets her sights on something, she won …
104set (your) sights on something — set (your) sights on (something/doing something) to decide to achieve something. She s set her sights on winning …
105set (your) sights on doing something — set (your) sights on (something/doing something) to decide to achieve something. She s set her sights on winning …
106set great store by (something) — set great/much store by (something) to believe that something is very important or valuable. I ve always set great store by his opinion. What would happen if this relationship that she set so much store by ended? …
107set much store by (something) — set great/much store by (something) to believe that something is very important or valuable. I ve always set great store by his opinion. What would happen if this relationship that she set so much store by ended? …
108set the scene for something — set the scene (for (something)) 1. to describe a situation so that people can understand what is happening. Let me just set the scene briefly and my colleague will add some details later. 2. to make something possible or likely to happen. The… …
109set the scene for something — set the scene for (something) if you set the scene for something, you make it possible or likely to happen. The recent resignation of two government ministers has set the scene for a pre election crisis …
110set the stage for something — set the stage for (something) if you set the stage for something, you make it possible or likely to happen. The purpose of that first meeting was to set the stage for future co operation between Russia and the USA …
