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Meanings of curry favor in inglês
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Examples for "curry favour"
Examples for "curry favour"
1
Now persons wishing to curry favour with the Prince had maligned her.
2
It never hurts to curry favour with the boss, I thought.
3
He nattered Eustace to curry favour with him and his father.
4
Besides, I will not sacrifice her to curry favour with the Worthbourne people.'
5
To curry favour with stranger or kin, and make a show of compromise!
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That is the only means of retaining the court favor.
2
What is hunger and court favor beside a broken heart and a desolate life?
3
The reason was that favoritism rather than merit had been made the road to court favor.
4
The very appearance of court favor, empty as it was, tended to render him more dangerous.
5
Monopoly went by court favor, and its rights were often scandalously let and sometimes sublet as well.
1
On the contrary there are many passages which Lucan would hardly have written while he was enjoying court favour: e.g.
2
A deeper faith would have said, 'Perish court favour and everything that hinders me from making known whose I am.'
3
It seems the proposals were a flash in the pan, or more likely, a populist attempt to court favour with right-wing voters.
4
The Alexandrians were sorely harassed by Haephasstus, a lawyer, who had risen by court favour to the chief post in the city.
5
Fortified in his allegiance and court favour by this alliance, he returned in triumph to Dublin, where he was welcomed with enthusiasm.
Usage of curry favor in inglês
1
They would say that you planned the whole thing to curry favor.
2
By now she was willing to curry favor any way she could.
3
You'll fight rooks, milk butterflies, and curry favor with the local giants.
4
As a rule, sailors are glad to curry favor with the bos'n.
5
Who spoke out against Ussa, doubtless to curry favor with the Covenant.
6
Ptolemy's advisers beheaded Pompey most of all to curry favor with Caesar.
7
But it would set back recent efforts to curry favor with international financiers.
8
It looked like a base effort to curry favor with the English government.
9
You would beggar my people, in order to curry favor with the Turk.
10
He may have taken this method to curry favor with certain moneyed men.
11
Didn't curry favor with so many of his fellow yellow cards.
12
Or perhaps the populace wished to curry favor with the mad British king.
13
Swing-state senators accumulated power even during non-election years, both parties seeking to curry favor.
14
I came to the academy to learn, and not to curry favor with him.
15
You estrange my own child from me to curry favor with the future king.
16
He was probably trying to curry favor with his chief.
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Curry favor through the time
Curry favor across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common