find favor with

find favor with someone

to win the praise of someone. The maid found favor with the family and was given a large salary increase. Mary found favor with her employer because of her good ideas.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lidiya	LEE-dee-yah (Russian)	Russian, Bulgarian
Iahel	-	Biblical Latin
Eliso	-	Georgian
Ghenadie	-	Romanian
Shannon	['ʃænən]
Mckenna	[mə'kenə]