tilt toward

tilt toward (something)

1. To lean or slope slightly toward someone, something, or some direction. He tilted toward his colleague and whispered something. There must be a nail loose or something, because this mirror keeps leaning toward the left.
2. To cause something to lean or slope slightly toward someone, something, or some direction. A noun or pronoun can be used between "tilt" and "toward." Would you mind tilting the screen toward the sofa a little bit more? I can't see it very clearly. She assumed a fighting stance and tilted her blade toward her opponent.
See also: tilt, toward
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

tilt toward someone or something

 
1. Lit to lean toward someone or something. The table is tilting toward Roger. The old shed tilted toward the west.
2. Fig. to favor choosing someone or something; to lean toward doing something. I am tilting toward Roger for my assistant. I am tilting toward the red car, not the black one.
See also: tilt, toward
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • (someone or something) promises well
  • a/the feel of (something)
  • (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
  • (have) got something going (with someone)
  • a straw will show which way the wind blows
  • accompanied by
  • accompanied by (someone or something)
  • accompany
  • a crack at (someone or something)
  • all right
References in classic literature
They had not proceeded far, however, before they saw a party of horsemen, galloping full tilt toward them.
Adventures of Captain Bonneville USA in the Rocky Mountains and
The summer solstice is also known as midsummer and happens when one of the Earth's poles reaches its maximum tilt toward the Sun.
June 21: Longest day of the year
Summer solstice (or estival solstice), also known as midsummer, occurs when one of the Earth's poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun.
PHL's longest day of the year occurs on Friday
The summer solstice marks the maximum tilt toward the Sun.
Light nights spoil search for stars
Sri Lanka's tilt toward India might not help the country in the long run.
Treading carefully
Three other craters along the Humorum impact basin's southern shore tilt toward the mare.
Tilting inward: track down craters that were influenced by their surrounding terrain
soundboard, tilt toward the ballroom's carved dome.
Ballroom, Lee Plaza Hotel
There is also media pluralism although most of them tilt toward the government; there is also market economy and freedoms and rights characteristic of the democratic world.
SDSM is
"Al Qaeda organization most probably wants to tilt toward the Republicans at a time (U.S.
Yemen-Qaeda
The moon's north and south poles tilt toward or away from the sun at a small --.
Think and link
The amount that the moon's north and south poles tilt toward or away from the sun as it orbits (revolves) is very small.
Coldest craters
Because the Andes didn't yet exist, the upheaval made South America tilt toward the west, and rivers ran in that direction.
Flow west, young river: ancient Amazon ran opposite today's route
The custom units have an 18[degrees] tilt toward the operator, and the near side of the conveyor is lowered to about 0.125 in.
Parts conveyor has ergonomic tilt
New York University's Arum says these types of laws are an attempt by school and state officials to swing the legal pendulum back to center after a court tilt toward increased student rights that began in the 1960s.
Student suits: districts are spending up to $100,000 a year on insurance protection against lawsuits. Will an Ohio law giving protection to staff reach your district
In terms of supply and demand balance, even though nickel producers have some new mining projects underway, the current tilt toward more demand than supply could stay in place in the nickel sector through 2005.
Market strength: the demand factors for nickel alloys should stay in place, even if China cools down a bit