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1 hengelen naar een man
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2 hengelen
2 [rondhangen] hang about/around♦voorbeelden:1 naar een baantje hengelen • fish/angle for a jobhengelen naar een man • set one's cap at a man
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set one's cap at — (of a woman) to set oneself to captivate (a man) • • • Main Entry: ↑cap … Useful english dictionary
set one's cap at (or US for) — dated (of a woman) try to attract (a particular man) as a suitor. → cap … English new terms dictionary
set one's cap at — ► set one s cap at dated (of a woman) try to attract (a man). Main Entry: ↑cap … English terms dictionary
set one's cap for — phrasal : to try to catch (a man) in marriage * * * set one s cap for (or at) dated (of a woman) try to attract (a particular man) as a suitor … Useful english dictionary
To set one's cap for — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To set one's cap — Cap Cap (k[a^]p), n. [OE. cappe, AS. c[ae]ppe, cap, cape, hood, fr. LL, cappa, capa; perhaps of Iberian origin, as Isidorus of Seville mentions it first: Capa, quia quasi totum capiat hominem; it. capitis ornamentum. See 3d {Cape}, and cf. 1st… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To set one's cap for — Cap Cap (k[a^]p), n. [OE. cappe, AS. c[ae]ppe, cap, cape, hood, fr. LL, cappa, capa; perhaps of Iberian origin, as Isidorus of Seville mentions it first: Capa, quia quasi totum capiat hominem; it. capitis ornamentum. See 3d {Cape}, and cf. 1st… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
set one's cap at — verb to choose the man as a potential husband (of a girl). Or, more generally, to choose something as a goal. How he has escaped marriage until now I cannot tell: the number of caps set in his direction would furnish a warehouse. , HMS Surprise … Wiktionary
To set one's self against — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To set one's teeth — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
set one on his feet — Foot Foot (f[oo^]t), n.; pl. {Feet} (f[=e]t). [OE. fot, foot, pl. fet, feet. AS. f[=o]t, pl. f[=e]t; akin to D. voet, OHG. fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[=o]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod, Goth. f[=o]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy s, Skr. p[=a]d, Icel. fet step, pace… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English