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angle for something
1. Lit. to fish for something, as with a fishhook and line. Fred was angling for a big bass. lam angling for whatever I can catch.
2. Fig. to scheme or plan to get something; to "fish" for something. She is just angling for a larger settlement from her former employer. Are you angling for a raise in pay?
angle for something
to try to get or achieve something in an indirect way He's working as a consultant with several companies that are angling for business in Hong Kong.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Narciso | | nahr-CHEE-so (Italian), nahr-THEE-so (Spanish), nahr-SEE-so (Latin American Spanish) | Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Llyr | | - | Welsh Mythology |
| Fortunatus | | - | Late Roman |
| Adrienn | | AWD-ree-en | Hungarian |
| Vivian | | VIV-ee-ən (English) | English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
| Leander | | lee-AN-dər (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |