mission

Related to mission: Vision Statement, mission statements

(one's) mission in life

The ultimate goal or purpose toward which one strives; one's reason or motivation to continue existing, operating, or working. Top-notch customer service is our mission in life, so if you are unsatisfied with your experience with us, we will refund 100% of your payment. Bruce's mission in life has been to serve justice to those who evade the law.
See also: life, mission

a man/woman on a mission

A person who is fiercely determined to do or get what they want. Janet stormed into work like a woman on a mission, heading straight into her boss's office to demand a raise in her salary. When my boyfriend decides he wants to buy something, he turns into a man on a mission.
See also: man, mission, on, woman

a man/woman with a mission

A person who is fiercely determined to do or get what they want. Janet stormed into work like a woman with a mission, heading straight into her boss's office to demand a raise in her salary. When my boyfriend decides he wants to buy something, he turns into a man with a mission.
See also: man, mission, woman

mission accomplished

A clichéd phrase said upon the successful completion of a project, task, assignment, milestone, etc. Well everyone, our app has reached 1 million downloads. Mission accomplished! If your goal was to annoy the heck out of all your friends, then mission accomplished.
See also: accomplished, mission

mission creep

The gradual expansion or widening in scope of a project, action, or task, especially a military operation, beyond its initial goal or objective. Congress is wary of granting the president's request for military authority in the region, fearing a repeat of the mission creep that plagued his last war effort.
See also: creep, mission

up to (one's) neck in alligators

business adage So overcome or preoccupied by various tangential worries, problems, or tasks that one loses sight of the ultimate goal or objective. The full expression is some variation of "When you are up to your neck in alligators, it's easy to forget that the goal was to drain the swamp." I've spent so much time dealing with various infrastructure problems for my new business that I've had no time to actually develop our product properly. I guess it's easy to forget that when up to your neck in alligators, the mission was to drain the swamp.
See also: alligator, neck, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

mission in life

one's purpose in life; the reason for which one lives. Bob's mission in life is to make money. My mission in life is to help people live in peace.
See also: life, mission
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

ˌmission acˈcomplished

used when you have successfully completed what you have had to do: Mission accomplished. Let’s go and have a drink.
See also: accomplished, mission
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • (one's) mission in life
  • mission in life
  • where (one) is coming from
  • where one is coming from
  • where somebody is coming from
  • where someone is coming from
  • run out of steam
  • run out of steam, to
  • all the more reason to (do something)
  • all the more reason for (doing something)
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While many Christians think of mission as a church's program to make the disciples of all nations, Meyers suggests that mission of the church is rooted in the divine mission, namely God's love for the world and desire to restore all things to unity.
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Mission begins in the heart of the Triune God and the love which binds together the Holy Trinity overflows to all humanity and creation....
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Mission, therefore, is to turn to the Triune God of Life.
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They're trapped in the boiler-room of the train, shoveling coal to keep things running, instead of making decisions from the lead car, keeping their mission and higher-order strategy in mind.
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Alexander believes the Rosetta mission represents this generation's attempt to explore an entirely new environment.
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At the forefront of SDDC's effort to zero in on the changing mission and ensure its ultimate success is the re-emphasis on units being trained and equipped to be fully mission capable anywhere in the world 365 days a year.
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Faculty at institutions of higher education are charged with modeling, embedding, and advancing the mission of their institution both in and outside of the college classroom.
Using PBL to teach the university mission
Its beauty inspired researchers at the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, Calif., to plan a mission to get an up close view.
Saturn: A New View
And we think those priorities are very much in support of where we are going in the Air Force Medical Service to stay true and coherent with our Air Force Line in support of the Joint mission.
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