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.
See also: favor, find

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Grisha-Russian
Merry (2)MER-ee (English)Literature
Josh[dʒɔʃ]
Liliane-French
WrenRENEnglish (Rare)
Vasilije-Serbian