maneuver for

maneuver for something

to get into position for something. Sally is maneuvering for a shot at a promotion. Todd maneuvered for some attention, but they ignored him.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jeremias	ye-re-MEE-ahs (German), YE-re-mee-ahs (Finnish)	German, Portuguese, Finnish
Yamikani	yah-mee-KAH-nee	Southern African, Chewa
Newton	['nju:tn]
Gilead	-	Biblical
Albinus	-	Ancient Roman
Marika	MAH-ree-kah (Finnish)	Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Greek, Finnish, Estonian