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Phrase(s): angle for something 1. Lit. to fish for something, as with a fishhook and line. • Fred was angling for a big bass. • I am angling for whatever I can catch. 2. Fig. to scheme or plan to get something; to "fish" for something. • She is just angling for a larger settlement from her former employer. • Are you angling for a raise in pay?
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs