set one's mind on

set one's mind on
(set one's mind on (или upon))
1) (smth.) твёрдо решиться на что-л.; стремиться к чему-л., добиваться чего-л.; поставить себе целью что-л.; уделять чему-л. всё своё внимание, сосредоточиться на чём-л. (тж. set one's mind to)

It's wonderful how soon you can break yourself of it if you set your mind to it. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Theatre’, ch. I) — Удивительно, как легко избавиться от этой привычки, если стремиться к этому.

Everything to which he had set his mind failed.... (Fr. Norris, ‘The Octopus’, book II, ch. VIII) — Все, за что брался Магнус, шло прахом...

There was no end of satisfaction in feeling they could outwit the bosses, if they set their minds to it. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 11) — И каждому, конечно, приятно сознавать, что, пораскинув как следует мозгами, он может перехитрить проклятых боссов.

‘Are you becoming a writer?’ ‘Yes, an imaginative writer.’ ‘Will that earn you a lot of money?’ ‘A moderate income, Milly, if I set my mind to it...’ (Gr. Greene, ‘Our Man in Havana’, part II, ch. 3) — - Ты хочешь стать писателем? - Да, сочинять романы. - Тебе будут платить много денег? - Прилично, если я займусь этим всерьез...

2) (smb.) увлекаться кем-л., сосредоточить все свои помыслы на ком-л.

Glorvina cried with rage at the failure. She had set her mind on the major "more than on any of the others", she owned sobbing. (W. Thackeray, ‘Vanity Fair’, ch. XLIII) — Глорвина плакала от злости при этой неудаче. Она возлагала на майора "столько надежд, как ни на кого другого", призналась она, рыдая.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • set one's mind on — To be determined to have or attain • • • Main Entry: ↑mind …   Useful english dictionary

  • set one's mind on — decide on, make up one s mind …   English contemporary dictionary

  • set one's mind on — {v. phr.} To be determined to; decide to. * /He has set his mind on buying an old chateau in France./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • set one's mind on — {v. phr.} To be determined to; decide to. * /He has set his mind on buying an old chateau in France./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • set\ one's\ mind\ on — v. phr. To be determined to; decide to. He has set his mind on buying an old chateau in France …   Словарь американских идиом

  • set one's mind on smth — (from Idioms in Speech) to be intent on; to be determined about It was true that he had his ways. When he set his mind on something, that was that. I may as well tell you that I should have thrown it up, only, I m not in the habit of giving up… …   Idioms and examples

  • set one's mind at rest — {v. phr.} To relieve someone s anxieties; reassure someone. * / Lef me set your mind at rest about the operation, Dr. Vanek said. You ll be back on your feet in a week. / …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • set one's mind at rest — {v. phr.} To relieve someone s anxieties; reassure someone. * / Lef me set your mind at rest about the operation, Dr. Vanek said. You ll be back on your feet in a week. / …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • set\ one's\ mind\ at\ rest — v. phr. To relieve someone s anxieties; reassure someone. Let me set your mind at rest about the operation, Dr. Vanek said. You ll be back on your feet in a week …   Словарь американских идиом

  • set one's mind at rest — free oneself from worry I told him the reason we can t come in order to set his mind at rest …   Idioms and examples

  • put one's mind to — To focus one s attention on ● mind * * * put (or set) one s mind to direct all one s attention to (achieving something) she d have made an excellent dancer, if she d have put her mind to it …   Useful english dictionary


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