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
Kathrin	KAHT-reen	German
Tuulikki	TOO:-leek-kee (Finnish)	Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Applegate	['æplga:θ]
Sherisse	shə-REES	English (Rare)
Nizhoni	-	Native American, Navajo
Usko	OOS-ko	Finnish