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set one's cap at

verb

Etymology

Probably a calque of French mettre le cap sur (“to set a course for”).

Definitions

  1. To choose a man as a potential husband (for a girl).

  2. To choose something as a goal.

    • Patrick O'Brian, "HMS Surprise". How he has escaped marriage until now I cannot tell: the number of caps set in his direction would furnish a warehouse.

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