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CURRY FAVOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does curry favor mean? 

CURRY FAVOR (verb)
  The verb CURRY FAVOR has 1 sense:

1. seek favor by fawning or flatteryplay

  Familiarity information: CURRY FAVOR used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CURRY FAVOR (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Seek favor by fawning or flattery

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

court favor; court favour; curry favor; curry favour

Context example:

This employee is currying favor with his superordinates

Hypernyms (to "curry favor" is one way to...):

bootlick; fawn; kotow; kowtow; suck up; toady; truckle (try to gain favor by cringing or flattering)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s


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