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
Angelia	an-JEL-ee-ə	English
Mykola	-	Ukrainian
Antonie (1)	-	Czech
Leandro	le-AHN-dro (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
İLyas	-	Turkish
Jephtha	JEF-thə (English)	Biblical