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third-person singular simple present angles for, present participle angling for, simple past and past participle angled for
To try to obtain something by subtle indirect means: political manoeuvres, suggestion, etc. quotations examples
Rumors flew that Marlon Brando was angling for the lead — an odd choice, most agreed, but a sure sign of box office success.
2006, David M. Oshinsky, Polio, page 214
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see angle, for. examples