curry favour

to try to make someone like you or support you by doing things to please them (usually + with ) The government has promised lower taxes in an attempt to curry favour with the voters.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Williamson	['wiljəmsən]
Malachi	MAL-ə-kie (English)	Hebrew, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Eija	AY-yah	Finnish
Lisa	LEE-sə (English), LEE-zah (German), LEE-sah (Dutch)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Italian
Bonds	[bɔndz]
Ajith	-	Tamil, Indian, Malayalam