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Old 08-May-2008, 17:10
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Default Re: meaning of "angling for a job"

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Originally Posted by Eway View Post
Dear teachers,

I read this from True Pleasures by Lucinda Holdforth:

"...she declared: I am angling like mad for a job in Paris. She emphasised that such a plan was all very nebulous..."

Is "angle for a job" the same idea as "look for a job"? Does "such a plan" in this sentence refer to her plan about looking for a job?

Angling for a job-look for a job.
For 'such a plan'',the previous sentences would help.

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