Phrase info

On A Mission

Meaning

on a mission

Actively and determinedly engaged on a task.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Well, as far as I'm concerned, I'm not here to live a normal life. I'm sent here on a mission. Howard Finster

The White House has embarked on a mission to convince the people of our country that Social Security is in dire need of drastic change in order to save it for all workers. Barbara Boxer

Classic nineteenth century European imperialists believed they were literally on a mission. I don't believe that the imperialists these days have that same sense of public service. They are simply pirates. John Pilger

I think some people are on a mission to die, and I never was. Balthazar Getty

I state for the record that I have never sought funds from any POW family, nor led them to believe in any way that we were going on a mission to rescue their specific missing loved one. Bo Gritz

I should probably confess that ice cream is my favorite food, and I eat it every night. When I go grocery shopping, I try to buy a new flavor, rather than reverting back to a favorite flavor. I'm on a mission to taste every flavor of ice cream out there! Becca Fitzpatrick

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