angle for
verb1
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.