find favor with

find favor with someone

to win the praise of someone. The maid found favor with the family and was given a large salary increase. Mary found favor with her employer because of her good ideas.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Urien	-	Welsh, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
Nan	NAN	English
Pocahontas	-	History, Native American, Algonquin
Gordian	-	History
JoËLle	zho-EL	French
Kemal	ke-MAHL	Turkish