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10 LIBROS DEL INGLÉS RELACIONADOS CON «CURRY FAVOUR»
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The Romany rye: a sequel to "Lavengro"
I say, George, catch the Pope of Rome trying to curry favour with anybody he robs
: catch old Mumbo Jumbo currying favour with the Archbishop of Canterbury and
the Dean and Chapter, should he meet them in a stage-coach ; it would be with ...
George Henry Borrow,
1902
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A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and ...
Vol. ii. K k k k 7. So deeply faulteth none, the which unwares . Doth fall into the
crime he cannot shun. Gasc. Works, F 8. FAVELL. Favour. This corruption seems
only to have existed in the one phrase to curry favell. Now changed to curry
favour.
$-XMHISJ&*Mtftfl Wfi] • ) out of favour l.&Wft|BIft \ ftWSfiJ! *r 2. ; ^FgfCifP (The
three singers fell out offavourhere. ilH^KM^II to curry favour j£ CURRY to find
favour (in the eyes of) 1. ^"S A&tl fiEtkifl! (This dictionary will find favour with the
public at ...
To curry favour is a corruption of middle English-— To curry fnvell. The French
form is driller fatwmu, which literally means to rub down the chestnut horse.
Favell was the common name for a horse, and the some word, but from another
source ...
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Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins
See also VINDALOO If you curry favour you try to win favour by flattering
someone and behaving obsequiously. The expression dates from the early 16th
century and has nothing at all to do with Indian cuisine. It comes from a different
word, ...
... adjective curried eggs/fish "verb getk 1 curry favour disapproving to praise
someone, especially someone in authority, in a way that is not sincere, in orderto
getsome advantage for yourself: He's always trying to curry favour with the boss.
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A Dictionary of North East Dialect
EDD distribution to 1 900: general crible to curry favour, suck up to "to curry
favour with a superior: 'aa's not gan to crible tiv him'" Hedop N'd 1890s; "Crible -
to curry favour" Palgrave Hetton 1896; "kreibal/kryble - to 'creep': "dinnut ye gan
oot ...
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Chambers's English Dictionary: Pronouncing, Explanatory, and ...
CURRY, kur'ri, v.t. To prepare or dress tanned leather by scraping, beating, ftc. :
to rub or clean a horse with a scratching instrument : to beat : to scratch : — pr.p.
cur'rying ; pa.p. cur'ried. [Prob. from L. coriunt, skin, hide.] To curry favour, to seek
...
James Donald (F.R.G.S.),
1872
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
... in order to get some advantage for yourself: He's always trying to curry favour
with the boss. FOOD© 2 [T] to make a curry with something: Let s curry the
leftover meat. ,curry 'paste noun [C or U] a soft mixture of spices and oil, used to
flavour ...
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A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ...
J«Curry Favour. To become a favourite by petty ufficiousness, slight kindnesses,
or flattery. He judged them still over-abjectly to fawn upon the heathens, and to
curry favour with infidels. Hooker. This humour succeeded so with the puppy, that
...
10 NOTICIAS EN LAS QUE SE INCLUYE EL TÉRMINO «CURRY FAVOUR»
Conoce de qué se habla en los medios de comunicación nacionales e internacionales y cómo se emplea el término
curry favour en el contexto de las siguientes noticias.
Hot Spice to curry favour with Catterick crowd
HOT SPICE, a smooth winner at Thirsk last week, moves along the A1 today to bid for a quick double at Catterick as trainer Mick Easterby aims to strike while the ... «The Press, York, Jul 15»
Shorten quizzed on 2007 election campaign
... holding enterprise bargaining talks with the Australian Workers Union in 2007 'donated' a federal election campaign director to curry favour. «Sky News Australia, Jul 15»
€5k per day doctor's fee 'not evidence of lack of independence'
The opposite argument could just as readily be advanced, namely that someone charging a lower fee might be viewed as trying to curry favour ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
Why Canada has fallen so far behind on public transit
... the 5.5 km stretch of track was largely championed by a small coalition of politicians hoping to curry favour from voters in an area that was, ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
Moran ally claims his gun used to murder Alphonse Gangitano in …
Wrout said he believed Smith had lied in an effort to curry favour with police. Neither Jason Moran nor Kinniburgh, who were both later ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
'Why Niger Deltans have confidence in Buhari'
It is not because I want to curry favour from this government. That is my view and I have been saying it. Lots of governments have approached ... «Daily Trust, Jul 15»
Is Didymus Mutasa's Damascene Moment Sincere?
Perhaps to curry favour with his former adversaries, he has now out-shone the MDC in tearing down President Robert Mugabe as a despot and ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
Why UP governor asking police to find missing hens in indeed …
It would be lese-majeste to assume that the honourable governor of Uttar Pradesh may have been trying to curry favour with local political ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
Curry favour
1 Start by making the roti as they need time to prove. Combine the flour, baking powder and 1/2tsp salt in a bowl and make a well in the centre. Pour in 1tsp ... «The Sun, Jul 15»
Exercise better judgment
On Thursday, he tried to curry favour with Camilla Parker-Bowles, the Duchess of Cornwall, by throwing his sweaty wristband at the royal after ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»