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
Pablo	PAH-blo	Spanish
Linnet	li-NET, LIN-ət	English (Rare)
Minty	MIN-tee	English (Rare)
Mislav	-	Croatian, Medieval Slavic
Jagannath	-	Indian, Hindi
Gilchrist	-	Scottish