angle for (something)

To plan or scheme to get or achieve something; to try to get something in an indirect or roundabout way. (Usually used in the continuous tense.) We've been angling for a contract with a major development company from the Middle East for the last few months. What exactly are you angling for? If it's a pay raise, you can just forget about it.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Crabtree	['kræbtri:]
Eurydice	yoo-RID-i-see (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Lino	LEE-no (Italian, Spanish), LEE-naw (Galician)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
DagrÚN	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Ella (2)	EL-ə (English), EL-lah (Finnish)	English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Azaria	-	Biblical