set your mind to something

set your mind to something
put/set/turn/your mind to something phrase
to decide to do something and try very hard to achieve it

You can do anything if you put your mind to it.

Thesaurus: to make a decisionsynonym
Main entry: mind

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put/set/turn your ˈmind to sth | set your ˈmind on sth idiom
to decide you want to achieve sth and give this all your attention

She could have been a brilliant pianist if she'd put her mind to it.

Main entry:mindidiom

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