set your mind to something
- set your mind to something
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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 decision
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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
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She could have been a brilliant pianist if she'd put her mind to it.
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set your mind on something — 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 … Useful english dictionary
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put/set your mind to — (something) : to give your attention to (something) and try very hard to do it You d be surprised at what you can accomplish when you put your mind to it. We can solve this problem if we put our minds to it. • • • Main Entry: ↑mind … Useful english dictionary
put 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 … Useful english dictionary
turn 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 … Useful english dictionary
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