angle for sth
disapproving— phrasal verb with angle uk/ˈæŋ.ɡəl/us/ˈæŋ.ɡəl/verb [ T ]
If someone is angling for something, they are trying to get something without asking for it directly:
He's clearly angling for a job/an invitation.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Wanting things
- ache for sth
- acquisitive
- ambitious
- angle
- aspirant
- aspirational
- burn
- fancy
- finger
- hanker after/for sth
- have your eye on sth idiom
- hunger
- hunger after/for sth
- hungry
- shook
- sight
- sth is calling you idiom
- straw
- tempt
- think big idiom
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