curry+favor+with

  • 21Curry — Cur ry (k?r r?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curried} ( r?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Currying}.] [OE. curraien, curreien, OF. cunreer, correier, to prepare, arrange, furnish, curry (a horse), F. corroyer to curry (leather) (cf. OF. conrei, conroi, order,… …

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  • 22curry — curry1 /kerr ee, kur ee/, n., pl. curries, v., curried, currying. n. 1. East Indian Cookery. a pungent dish of vegetables, onions, meat or fish, etc., flavored with various spices or curry powder, and often eaten with rice. 2. any dish flavored… …

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  • 23curry favour — verb seek favor by fawning or flattery This employee is currying favor with his superordinates • Syn: ↑curry favor, ↑court favor, ↑court favour • Hypernyms: ↑fawn, ↑toady, ↑truckle …

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  • 24favor, favour — I n. friendly act, service 1) to do, grant (smb.) a favor, favour 2) to perform a favor, favour (for smb.) approval liking 3) to curry favor, favour with; to vie for smb. s favor, favour 4) to find, gain favor, favour with; to find favor, favour… …

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  • 25curry — I cur•ry [[t]ˈkɜr i, ˈkʌr i[/t]] n. pl. ries, 1) coo a pungent dish of meat, fish, or vegetables cooked in a sauce with curry powder 2) coo curry powder 3) coo a sauce containing curry powder 4) coo to cook or flavor (food) with curry powder •… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26curry — cur|ry1 [ˈkʌri US ˈkə:ri] n plural curries [U and C] [Date: 1500 1600; : Tamil; Origin: kari] a type of food from India, consisting of meat or vegetables in a spicy sauce ▪ chicken curry curry 2 curry2 v past tense and past participle curried… …

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  • 27By 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.… …

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  • 28Challenge for 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.… …

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  • 29Challenge to the 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.… …

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  • 30In favor of — 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.… …

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