fix your hopes/sights etc. on/upon

fix your hopes/sights etc. on/upon
fix your hopes/sights (etc.) on/upon
: to direct your hopes, efforts, etc., toward (something)

They fixed their sights on winning the championship.

She has her hopes fixed on a career in journalism. [=she hopes/wants to have a career in journalism]

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