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English
Verb
have one's eye on (third-person singular simple present has one's eye on, present participle having one's eye on, simple past and past participle had one's eye on)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, one's, eye, on.
- To watch.
I have my eye on you, so you'd better not cause any trouble.
- To seek, to pursue.
2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in Guardian:She now wants to be a Paris MP. But Fillon wants the same Paris seat when he steps down, after next year's election. Both have their eye on the main prize: running for Paris mayor in 2014.
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idioms meaning "to seek, pursue"