set your cap at
set (one's) cap at (someone)
dated To try to attract, secure, or win someone as a romantic partner or spouse. Said especially (though not exclusively) of a woman in pursuit of a bachelor. Well, if he insists on remaining so inhospitable, then I shall simply set my cap at a man with a greater sense of charm and decency. The ladies of this town shall all be setting their caps at Mr. Rutherford, now that his inheritance has left him quite wealthy. But don't you find it rather unseemly for a man of his age and station to set his cap at a girl who's barely of voting age?
See also: cap, set
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
set your cap at
try to attract as a suitor. datedSee also: cap, set
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- set (one's) cap at (someone)
- set (one's) cap for (someone)
- set cap for
- set her cap
- set one's cap for
- set your cap at someone
- play away from home
- drive (one) back to (someone)
- drive back to
- your other half