to+curry+favour+with+sb

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• 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 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

• 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 — 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 — ingratiate oneself with someone by obsequious behaviour. → curried …   English new terms 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 — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (BrE) (AmE favor) noun 1 sth that helps sb ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, huge ▪ little, small ▪ special …   Collocations dictionary

• 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

• 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 — 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 — [[t]kʌ̱ri, AM kɜ͟ːri[/t]] curries, currying, curried 1) N VAR Curry is a dish composed of meat and vegetables, or just vegetables, in a sauce containing hot spices. It is usually eaten with rice and is one of the main dishes of India.… …   English dictionary