ingratiate oneself into



ingratiate oneself into something

to work hard to bring oneself into the favor of someone. Oh, how he fawns over the guests! Isn't it terrible the way he tries to ingratiate himself into their favor? You will never succeed in ingratiating yourself into my good graces.
See also: ingratiate

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nobuyukino-boo-yoo-keeJapanese
Kim (1)KIMEnglish
Orna (1)-Irish
Yered-Biblical Hebrew
Ujarak-Native American, Inuit
Tomomito-mo-meeJapanese