Work & careers
aim high
set an ambitious goal
To aim high means to try to achieve something difficult or very successful.
Hear it in real life
What kind of job are you applying for?
Something senior - I am aiming high.
If you want the scholarship, you need to aim high.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: aim highly
Say: aim high
Use the adjective “high,” not the adverb “highly,” in this fixed phrase.
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How it fits in a sentence.
aim high; aim higher; be aiming high
Your turn: say it out loud
If you want the scholarship, you need to aim high.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
aim high
set an ambitious goal
“If you want the scholarship, you need to aim high.”
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