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CURRY FAVOUR

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

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Meaning:

Seek favor by fawning or flattery

Example:

This employee is currying favor with his superordinates

Synonyms:

court favor; court favour; curry favor; curry favour

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "curry favour" is one way to...):

bootlick; fawn; kotow; kowtow; suck up; toady; truckle (try to gain favor by cringing or flattering)

Sentence frame:

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