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
Isi	-	Native American, Choctaw
ValĒRijs	-	Latvian
Marcia	MAHR-shə (English), MAHR-see-ə (English), MAHR-thyah (Spanish), MAHR-syah (Latin American Spanish)	English, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Sylvain	seel-VEN	French
Crabtree	['kræbtri:]
Dobbins	['dɔbinz]