curry favor

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Verb curry favor has 1 sense

curry favor, curry favour, court favor, court favour - seek favor by fawning or flattery; "This employee is currying favor with his superordinates"
--₁ is one way to fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up
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Curry Favor

Description:

Curry favor is a phrase that means to seek or gain someone's approval or favor through flattery or other means.

Senses:

Verb: To seek or gain someone's approval or favor through flattery or other means.

Usages:

Usage 1:

She tried to curry favor with her boss by constantly complimenting his work.

Usage 2:

He hoped to curry favor with the teacher by offering to help clean the classroom after school.

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