with an eye to something/to doing something

with an eye to (something)

Focused on a particular thing that could happen in the future. With an eye to fund-raising, I made sure to talk to all the trustees I could at the event. We moved back in with my parents, with an eye to saving up for a house.See also: eye

with an eye to something/to doing something

intending to do something: She’s doing an interpreters’ course with an eye to getting a job abroad.See also: eye, something

with an eye to

With a view to: redecorated the room with an eye to its future use as a nursery.See also: eye