olla kiikarissa

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Literally, to have in a binocular

Verb

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olla kiikarissa

  1. (idiomatic, impersonal + adessive) to have one's eye on, seek, pursue, aim at
    Mitä sinulla oikein on kiikarissa?
    What are you really aiming at?

Conjugation

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See olla. The grammatical subject of this verb phrase is what one is aiming at, even though that is the object in the English equivalents.