单词 | curry favor |
释义 | curry favortopraisesomeone,especiallysomeone inauthority, in a way that is notsincere, inorderto get someadvantagefor yourself: He's alwaystryingtocurryfavorwiththeboss. It was acheapjoke, made as anattempttocurryfavorwith hisaudience. She put away all thebooksinordertocurryfavorwth theteacher. Hetriedtocurryfavorwithvotersbycallingfortaxcuts. Luxurytripshave beenofferedtoofficialsinordertocurryfavor. See also curryverb(TRY TO PLEASE) |
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