curry favor with

curry favor with someone

to try to win favor from someone. The lawyer tried to curry favor with the judge. It's silly to curry favor with the boss. Just act yourself.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gulbadan	-	Urdu (Rare)
Giancarlo	jahn-KAHR-lo	Italian
Arabinda	-	Bengali, Indian, Odia
Ainsley	AYNZ-lee	Scottish, English (Modern)
Sulabha	-	Indian, Marathi
Dae-Jung	day-joong	Korean