set one's cap at

Etymology
Probably a.

Verb

 * 1)  To choose a man as a potential husband (for a girl).
 * 2)  To choose something as a goal.
 * 3) * 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.
 * How he has escaped marriage until now I cannot tell: the number of caps set in his direction would furnish a warehouse.

Translations

 * Russian: на кого-либо


 * Russian: на кого-либо, нв что-либо