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
Hudde-Medieval English
BoŻEnabaw-ZHE-nahPolish
Arkaitz-Basque
Simonides-Ancient Greek
MaËL-French, Breton
Smiljana-Croatian, Serbian