lower one's sights

Language: en

1.
generalneutralinformalfigurative
- To reduce one's ambitions, expectations, or goals; to aim for a less demanding or less prestigious outcome than previously sought.
2.
generalneutralliteral
- To physically lower the level of one's line of sight or the aiming point on a device or instrument.

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