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.
See also: curry, favor

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
EricER-ik (English)English, Swedish, German, Spanish
Doroteja-Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Amjad-Arabic
Adil-Arabic
Leuthar-Ancient Germanic
Taymuraz-Ossetian