Thread: meaning of "angling for a job"
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Old 08-May-2008, 13:44
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Eway, yes to both your questions. To angle in this context would have the same meaning as 'to fish'. i.e, (metaphorical) to drop a baited hook into a sea of jobs and wait for a one to grab on.
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