"set one's cap at" meaning in English

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          "text": "Patrick O'Brian, \"HMS Surprise\".\nHow 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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        "To choose something as a goal."
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      "roman": "položitʹ glaz",
      "sense": "to choose a man as a potential husband for a girl",
      "word": "положить глаз pf на кого-либо"
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      "roman": "položitʹ glaz",
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      "sense": "to choose something as a goal",
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