- in favor with
- Favored by, in the good graces of.
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in favor with
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favor with one's patronage — index patronize (trade with) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
favor with — index bestow, impart, vouchsafe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
In favor with — favor fa vor (f[=a] v[ e]r), n. [Written also favour.] [OF. favor, F. faveur, L. favor, fr. favere to be favorable, cf. Skr. bh[=a]vaya to further, foster, causative of bh[=u] to become, be. Cf. {Be}. In the phrase to curry favor, favor is prob.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
curry favor with — curry favor (with (someone)) to try to make someone like you or support you by doing or saying things to please them. The candidate has promised lower taxes in an attempt to curry favor with the voters. Etymology: from the literal meaning of… … New idioms dictionary
favor with — Synonyms and related words: accommodate with, afford, bless with, dower, endow, endow with, furnish, grace with, heap upon, indulge with, invest, lavish upon, pour on, provide, provide for, settle on, settle upon, shower down upon, supply, vest,… … Moby Thesaurus
curry favor with someone — curry favor (with (someone)) to try to make someone like you or support you by doing or saying things to please them. The candidate has promised lower taxes in an attempt to curry favor with the voters. Etymology: from the literal meaning of… … New idioms dictionary
out of favor with — (smb) not have a person s goodwill They have been out of favor with their boss for a few months now … Idioms and examples
With one's favor — favor fa vor (f[=a] v[ e]r), n. [Written also favour.] [OF. favor, F. faveur, L. favor, fr. favere to be favorable, cf. Skr. bh[=a]vaya to further, foster, causative of bh[=u] to become, be. Cf. {Be}. In the phrase to curry favor, favor is prob.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
favor — fa vor (f[=a] v[ e]r), n. [Written also favour.] [OF. favor, F. faveur, L. favor, fr. favere to be favorable, cf. Skr. bh[=a]vaya to further, foster, causative of bh[=u] to become, be. Cf. {Be}. In the phrase to curry favor, favor is prob. for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
finding favor with — liked by … English contemporary dictionary
curry favor with — courier n … English expressions
