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curry someone's favour

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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 — 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 favour (with someone) — phrase to try to make someone like you or give you something Big tax cuts are often proposed to curry favour with voters. Thesaurus: to try hard to please or impress someonesynonym Main entry: curry …   Useful english 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

  • 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 — 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 — 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

  • 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 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

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