curry verb (GET) - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus

/ˈkʌr.i/

/ˈkɝː-/ v

Definition

curry favour disapproving

to praise someone, especially someone in authority, in a way that is not sincere, in order to get some advantage for yourself

He's always trying to curry favour with the boss.

(Definition of curry verb (GET) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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