| 词汇 | curry-favor |
| 释义 | curry favorphrase disapproving to praise someone, especially someone in authority, in a way that is not sincere, in order to get some advantage for yourself: curry favor withHe's always trying to curry favor with the boss. It was a cheap joke, made as an attempt to curry favor with his audience. She put away all the books in order to curry favor wth the teacher. He tried to curry favor with voters by calling for tax cuts. Luxury trips have been offered to officials in order to curry favor. See also curryverb(TRY TO PLEASE) |
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