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What does curry favor mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word curry favor? Here's what it means.

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  1. (idiomatic) To seek to gain favor by flattery or attention.
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Several banks seem to have leaned heavily on their balance sheets to curry favor with Facebook.
A client might decide to hire a friend, want to curry favor or return past help.
She hates her outcast status, but has too much respect for herself to compromise or curry favor.
To that end, and perhaps to curry favor with sitting leaders, Kadyrov has come down harshly against the Arab Spring.
Gilad Sharon said the resignation was designed to curry favor with hardliners.
I came to the academy to learn, and not to curry favor with him.

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