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curry
(redirected from curries favor)

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curry favor with someone
to try to win favor from someone. The lawyer tried to curry favor with the judge. It's silly to curry favor with the boss. Just act yourself.
See also: favor

curry favour
to try to make someone like you or support you by doing things to please them (usually + with ) The government has promised lower taxes in an attempt to curry favour with the voters.
See also: favour

curry favor (with somebody)
to try to make someone like you or support you by doing or saying things to please them The candidate has promised lower taxes in an attempt to curry favor with the voters.
See also: favor


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who curries favor with the people by giving them other men's property.
Through enormous contributions to political campaigns, it curries favor with the Congress and the U.
When we sit down next March, our judges should be making evaluations on a global basis, not just on the basis of what curries favor in the U.
 
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