- curry favour (with somebody)
- curry ˈfavour (with sb) idiom
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He's always trying to curry favour with the boss.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
curry favour (with somebody)
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curry favour — verb seek favor by fawning or flattery This employee is currying favor with his superordinates • Syn: ↑curry favor, ↑court favor, ↑court favour • Hypernyms: ↑fawn, ↑toady, ↑truckle … Useful 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 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
court favour — verb seek favor by fawning or flattery This employee is currying favor with his superordinates • Syn: ↑curry favor, ↑curry favour, ↑court favor • Hypernyms: ↑fawn, ↑toady, ↑truckle … Useful english dictionary
brown-nose — verb flatter with the intention of getting something • Syn: ↑butter up • Hypernyms: ↑flatter, ↑blandish • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody Sam cannot brown nose Sue * * * … Useful english dictionary
suck up — verb 1. take in, also metaphorically (Freq. 1) The sponge absorbs water well She drew strength from the minister s words • Syn: ↑absorb, ↑suck, ↑imbibe, ↑soak up, ↑sop up, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
kotow — var. of KOWTOW. * * * I noun a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission • Syn: ↑kowtow • Derivationally related forms: ↑kowtow (for: ↑kowtow) • … Useful english dictionary
court favor — verb seek favor by fawning or flattery This employee is currying favor with his superordinates • Syn: ↑curry favor, ↑curry favour, ↑court favour • Hypernyms: ↑fawn, ↑toady, ↑truckle … Useful english dictionary
Connoisseur — For other uses, see Connoisseur (disambiguation). A connoisseur (French connaisseur, from Middle French connoistre, then connaître meaning to be acquainted with or to know somebody/something. ) is a person who has a great deal of knowledge about… … Wikipedia
