have designs on

have designs on (third-person singular simple present has designs on, present participle having designs on, simple past and past participle had designs on)

1. (transitive) To have one's eye on, to set one's sights on, to seek, to pursue.

• “have designs on”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “have designs on someone” (US) / “have designs on someone” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “have designs on something” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.