Raise One's Sights Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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raise one's sights What does raise one's sights mean?	to set higher goals for oneself	Our team is doing very well this year and we are now raising our sights on the city championship.
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not open one's mouth What does "not open one's mouth" mean?	to not say anything at all	The man in the movie theater was told not to open his mouth at all.

born with a silver spoon in one`s mouth What does "born with a silver spoon in one`s mouth" mean?	to be born to wealth and comfort, to be born rich	The boy was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and he has never worked in his life.
bury one's head in the sand What does "bury one's head in the sand" mean?	to ignore a problem or hide from some obvious danger, to refuse to see or face something	My uncle buried his head in the sand and tried not to talk about the problem.
try (something) out on (someone) What does "try (something) out on (someone)" mean?	to test something on someone	I plan to try the new song out on the other members of the staff.
top banana What does "top banana" mean?	the person who is the boss or the top person in a group or organization	The famous actor in the movie was the top banana in the story.
dame What does "dame" mean?	woman (old term but still occasionally in use)
when the time is ripe What does "when the time is ripe" mean?	at exactly the right time	When the time was ripe we decided to sell our house.
it is an ill wind that blows nobody good What does "it is an ill wind that blows nobody good" mean?	no matter how bad something is you can usually gain something from it	The economic news was very bad but it is an ill wind that blows nobody good. Many people began to get more training in order to prepare for new jobs.
make up for lost time What does "make up for lost time" mean?	do something quickly (because you wasted time before)	We wasted several days before we started to prepare for our holiday so we had to work hard to make up for lost time.

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Raise One's Sights Idiom