curry favor (v)
curry favour (v)
court favor (v)
court favour (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 32
def seek favor by fawning or flattery
examples This employee is currying favor with his superordinates
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
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Hypernym fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up
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Hyponym fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up

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