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do somebody a favour

См. также в других словарях:

  • in somebody's favour — …   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 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

  • curry favour (with somebody) — curry ˈfavour (with sb) idiom (disapproving) to try to get sb to like or support you by praising or helping them a lot • He s always trying to curry favour with the boss. Main entry: ↑curryidiom …   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

  • cross somebody's palm with silver — ˌcross sb s ˌpalm with ˈsilver idiom to give sb money so that they will do you a favour, especially tell your ↑fortune Main entry: ↑crossidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • find for somebody — ˈfind for/against sb derived no passive (law) to make a decision in favour of/against sb in a court case • The jury found for the defendant. Main entry: ↑findderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • find against somebody — ˈfind for/against sb derived no passive (law) to make a decision in favour of/against sb in a court case • The jury found for the defendant. Main entry: ↑findderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • hold no brief for somebody — hold no brief for sb/sth idiom (BrE, formal) to not support or be in favour of sb/sth • I hold no brief for either side in this war. Main entry: ↑briefidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • pass somebody over — ˌpass sbˈover derived to not consider sb for promotion in a job, especially when they deserve it or think that they deserve it • He was passed over in favour of a younger man. Main entry: ↑passderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • pay court to somebody — pay ˈcourt to sb idiom (old fashioned) to treat sb with great respect in order to gain favour with them Main entry: ↑payidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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