curry favour (with someone)
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curry favour — to try to make someone like you or support you by doing things to please them. The government has promised lower taxes in an attempt to curry favour with the voters. (usually + with) … New idioms dictionary
curry favour — ingratiate oneself with someone by obsequious behaviour. → curried … English new terms dictionary
curry — I UK [ˈkʌrɪ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms curry : singular curry plural curries an Indian food consisting of meat or vegetables cooked in a sauce with a hot flavour, often eaten with rice a chicken/lamb/vegetable curry Curry is… … English dictionary
favour — 1 BrE, favor AmE noun 1 HELP (C) something that you do for someone in order to help them or be kind to them : ask a favour (of sb): Can I ask a favor of you? | do sb a favour: Could you do me a favour and turn off that light? | do sth as a favour … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
favour — I UK [ˈfeɪvə(r)] / US [ˈfeɪvər] noun Word forms favour : singular favour plural favours *** 1) [countable] something that you do for someone in order to help them do someone a favour: Could you do me a favour? ask a favour of someone: Can I ask a … English dictionary
favour — fa|vour1 W2S1 BrE favor AmE [ˈfeıvə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(help)¦ 2¦(support/approval)¦ 3¦(popular/unpopular)¦ 4¦(advantage)¦ 5¦(choose something instead)¦ 6 do somebody/something no favours 7¦(unfair support)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
curry — cur|ry1 [ˈkʌri US ˈkə:ri] n plural curries [U and C] [Date: 1500 1600; : Tamil; Origin: kari] a type of food from India, consisting of meat or vegetables in a spicy sauce ▪ chicken curry curry 2 curry2 v past tense and past participle curried… … Dictionary of contemporary English
curry — 1 noun (C, U) a type of food from India consisting of meat or vegetables covered in a thick liquid with a hot taste 2 verb (T) 1 to make meat or vegetables into curry 2 curry favour with to try to make someone like you or notice you in order to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
curry favor — verb seek favor by fawning or flattery This employee is currying favor with his superordinates • Syn: ↑curry favour, ↑court favor, ↑court favour • Hypernyms: ↑fawn, ↑toady, ↑truckle … Useful english dictionary
curry — curry1 noun (plural curries) a dish of meat, vegetables, etc., cooked in an Indian style sauce of strong spices. verb (curries, currying, curried) [usu. as adjective curried] prepare or flavour with such a sauce. Origin C16: from Tamil kaṟi.… … English new terms dictionary
