to head for / to go in pursuit for

Short for in for a penny, in for a pound.

(colloquial, blasphemy) Used to express surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration.

(transitive, idiomatic) To perform menial tasks for; to serve; to assist; to be forced by politics or pragmatism to endorse or promote a belief, individual, or organization that in reality one does not fully support.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bat for both sides

present participle of bat for both sides

simple past tense and past participle of bat for both sides

(archaic) Because.

To desire or want something, or someone, very much.

To try to obtain something by subtle indirect means: political manoeuvres, suggestion, etc. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see angle, for.