on a mission
idiom
: undertaking a task that one considers to be a very important duty
She's on a mission to locate her lost sister.
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Google is on a mission to warn phone and PC users to be more alert — do not make these calls on your iPhone or Android phone.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Her protagonists are fierce outsiders on a mission to challenge the status quo.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 May 2025
Each day in the world of Phineas and Ferb is filled with a fantastical invention or creation—and their big sister Candace (Ashley Tisdale) is still perpetually annoyed by their mischievous antics, and on a mission to expose their exploits to their mom, Linda Flynn-Fletcher.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 28 May 2025
Stay Here: The Spanish family behind Vestige Collection is on a mission to breathe life into the country’s crumbling landmarks and dilapidated palaces.
—Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 28 May 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Her protagonists are fierce outsiders on a mission to challenge the status quo.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 May 2025
Each day in the world of Phineas and Ferb is filled with a fantastical invention or creation—and their big sister Candace (Ashley Tisdale) is still perpetually annoyed by their mischievous antics, and on a mission to expose their exploits to their mom, Linda Flynn-Fletcher.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 28 May 2025
Stay Here: The Spanish family behind Vestige Collection is on a mission to breathe life into the country’s crumbling landmarks and dilapidated palaces.
—Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 28 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for on a mission
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“On a mission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20mission. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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