have one's sights set on smth.

(тж. set one's sights on smth.)

   пocтaвить cвoeй цeлью cдeлaть чтo-л. или дoбитьcя чeгo-л., cocpeдoтoчитьcя нa чём-л.

    But the Inspector has his sights set on more ambitious targets (Th. Sharpe). By staying for a month or two in an area where most people spoke Welsh, Roger hoped to increase his professional [филoлoгичecкий] potency and set his sights definitely on Uppsala (J. Wain)