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(favour etc)

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  • 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 — /ˈfeɪvə / (say fayvuh) noun 1. a kind act; something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration: ask a favour. 2. kindness; kind approval. 3. a state of being approved, or held in regard: in favour; out of… …  

  • favour — n. & v. (US favor) n. 1 an act of kindness beyond what is due or usual (did it as a favour). 2 esteem, liking, approval, goodwill; friendly regard (gained their favour; look with favour on). 3 partiality; too lenient or generous treatment. 4 aid …   Useful english dictionary

  • in favour of — 1) supporting a person or an idea, proposal etc that you believe is right Those in favour of the motion, please raise your hands now. Councillor Stone then outlined the arguments in favour of the proposed changes. be all in favour of… …   English dictionary

  • grace and favour — UK US adjective only before noun british a grace and favour house, flat etc has been given to someone to live in without payment by a king, queen, or government Thesaurus: types of homehyponym * * * ˌgrace and ˈfavour 7 [grace and favour] …   Useful english dictionary

  • in someone's favour — 1) helping you, or giving you an advantage be/work/count/go etc in someone s favour: The delay might actually work in our favour. 2) showing who an amount of money written on a cheque should be paid to He had tricked her into writing a cheque in… …   English dictionary

  • grace and favour — UK / US adjective [only before noun] British a grace and favour house, flat etc has been given to someone to live in without payment by a king, queen, or government …   English dictionary

  • show — [c]/ʃoʊ / (say shoh) verb (showed, shown or showed, showing) –verb (t) 1. to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display; present. 2. to point out: to show the way. 3. to guide; escort: he showed me to my room. 4. to make clear; make known;… …  

  • wangle — v. & n. colloq. v.tr. 1 (often refl.) to obtain (a favour etc.) by scheming etc. (wangled himself a free trip). 2 alter or fake (a report etc.) to appear more favourable. n. the act or an instance of wangling. Derivatives: wangler n. Etymology:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • acid — n. & adj. n. 1 Chem. a any of a class of substances that liberate hydrogen ions in water, are usu. sour and corrosive, turn litmus red, and have a pH of less than 7. b any compound or atom donating protons. 2 (in general use) any sour substance.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • you can't win — (informal) Nothing you do will be satisfactory, find favour, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑win * * * you can’t win spoken phrase used for saying that no matter what you do, you will not succeed Whatever I do, she isn’t happy – you just can’t win.… …   Useful english dictionary

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