English verb: court favor | |||
1. | court favor (communication) seek favor by fawning or flattery | ||
Samples | This employee is currying favor with his superordinates. | ||
Synonyms | court favour, curry favor, curry favour | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bootlick, fawn, kotow, kowtow, suck up, toady, truckle | ||