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Meanings of curry favour in English

Spanish
hacer la pelota

Seek favor by fawning or flattery.

hacer la pelota
Usage of curry favour in English
1
Now persons wishing to curry favour with the Prince had maligned her.
Twenty Years of Balkan Tangle
2
It never hurts to curry favour with the boss, I thought.
Whispers Under Ground
3
He nattered Eustace to curry favour with him and his father.
My Young Alcides: A Faded Photograph
4
Besides, I will not sacrifice her to curry favour with the Worthbourne people.'
Heartsease; Or, The Brother's Wife
5
To curry favour with stranger or kin, and make a show of compromise!
Selections from the Writings of `Abdu'l-Bahá
6
Some had even started to curry favour by giving evidence against their own gender.
The Irish Times
7
But he would call and explain, and endeavour to curry favour in that way.
Phineas Finn / The Irish Member
8
But you were also out to curry favour with the king, don't deny it.'
King rolen's kin: the uncrowned king
9
He would make the worst of things to curry favour.
Under Western Eyes
10
It may be thought that I want to curry favour.
Taking Tales: Instructive and Entertaining Reading
11
She has turned against him to curry favour with his mother and his uncle!
The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark / A Study with the Tex...
12
You won't curry favour with him?-Youhold by fair play?
There & Back
13
Lots of people were keen to curry favour with the wealthy and influential Veryan family.
The viscount and the virgin
14
The Sophists all tried to curry favour with him.
Julian
15
They have to play their part and curry favour.
A March on London: Being a Story of Wat Tyler's Insurrection
16
But prosecutors said that Peterson used the deal to curry favour and turn a personal profit.
Reuters
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