angle for

verb

To try to obtain something by subtle indirect means: political manoeuvres, suggestion, etc.

“He angles for trout Sundays.”

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Meanings

verbangle for (third-person singular simple present angles for, present participle angling for, simple past and past participle angled for)

present singular third person angles for · participle present angling for · participle past angled for · past angled for

  1. To try to obtain something by subtle indirect means: political manoeuvres, suggestion, etc.

    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
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see angle, for.

    He angles for trout Sundays.

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APA

angle for. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angle%20for

MLA

“angle for.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angle%20for. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “angle for,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angle%20for.

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