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angle for something
phrasal verb with angleverb[ T ]uk /ˈæŋ.ɡəl/ us /ˈæŋ.ɡəl/
disapproving
If someone is angling for something, they are trying to get something without asking for it directly: （用暗示等方法）猎取，谋求
He's clearly angling for a job/an invitation.很明显，他在拐弯抹角地想得到一份工作／一张请柬。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Wanting things
ache for something
acquisitive
ambitious
ambitiously
aspirant
desperate
expense
fancy
hunger
hunger after/for something
hungrily
hungry
pine
set your heart on something/doing somethingidiom
set your sights on somethingidiom
shook
shopping list
sight
someone's heart's desireidiom
straw
angle for something | American Dictionary
angle for something
phrasal verb with angleverb[ I/T ]us/ˈæŋ·ɡəl/
to try to get or achieve something, esp. without saying what your goal is:
The way he hangs around, he must be angling for a job.
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