| 单词 | curry favour |
| 例句 | He did not curry favour; rather, he was seeking a relationship with destiny: his music yearned to be the expression of humanity's deepest desires and anxieties. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Claiming to look like an unprepossessing Plasticine model he does not in fact remotely resemble seems an odd way to curry favour. Ed Miliband looks as gormless as Wallace but in a totally different way 2012-12-16T00:06:04Z People sometimes say their wife to curry favour at home. Q&A: Paul Merton 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z The call to action stimulated property developers to tag museums on to many of their projects in return for tax benefits and to curry favour with local authorities. Shanghai is racing to become China’s cultural capital 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z There's no sense of him awkwardly currying favour, and no stench of careerism: Baker simply seems to be a comic who loves being onstage, and can't believe his luck that other people enjoy it too. This week's new live comedy 2012-12-29T00:06:19Z Despite a flagrant attempt to curry favour with the audience by allowing the glamorous Rebekah to dominate the stage, we are again defeated by the clumsiness of the dialogue. How did Murdoch and company perform on the world stage? 2011-07-20T11:29:00Z What's more, Strauss gives them to the orchestra – not a way to curry favour with singers. Strauss's Intermezzo: Scottish Opera whip up a perfect storm in a teacup 2011-03-24T22:30:01Z Some commentators have said Kenya is doing the US's bidding and is hoping to curry favour with the global superpower. Haiti crisis: Can Kenyan police officers defeat the gangs? 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Unite, which did not support the document at the event, accused Labour of watering down its plans to "curry favour with big business". No backsliding on workers' rights plans, says Labour's Angela Rayner 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z With Wimbledon just days away, the Spaniard can only have done himself good by currying favour with the British fans with his likeable character sure to make him a star at SW19. Is Alcaraz ready to take Wimbledon by storm? 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z The 61-year-old former convict and catering tycoon, who is sanctioned in the West, has been trying to curry favour with Putin and parlay his outfit's battlefield success into political influence. Explainer: Bakhmut: Why Russia and Ukraine are battling so hard for one small city 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z "As a cabinet secretary, you don't need to curry favour, to be seen to be 'on side' with ministers, in this case Matt Hancock," said the former civil servant. Rishi Sunak backs Simon Case over Hancock WhatsApp row 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z The current government accuses the previous government of seeking to curry favour with North Korea as it was attempting to improve ties. South Korea: Former security advisor arrested over border killing 'cover-up' 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z Ahead of his sentencing, Russell's lawyers argued he should not receive jail time, saying he had led an "otherwise exemplary life" before "crossing the line in his attempts to curry favour with Robert Kelly". R. Kelly's ex-manager jailed for stalking abuse victim 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z As such, they are interested in currying favour with the authorities in order to be treated better, he says. Ex-inmates reveal details of Russia prison torture scandal 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Both major parties are running teenage candidates, keen to curry favour with the volatile youth vote, although most hail from smaller parties like Noh's Justice Party, where she has been active since she was 15. Teen candidates in local S.Korea races reveal youth vote's power 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z Bags of rice, bales of cloth and bundles of cash will be distributed to the electorate by grovelling candidates keen to curry favour. Letter from Africa: Nigeria's electioneering and the role of stomachs 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z Khatera thinks the headteacher may want to curry favour with the Taliban by showing them the signatures of women ready to work. Afghan women: Secret diaries of changing lives 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z As part of the arrangement, the buyers are supposed to remain anonymous to Hunter Biden - who is a self-taught artist - in order to prevent influence-peddlers seeking to curry favour with the US president. White House defends role in Hunter Biden art sale 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z Critics accuse Home Credit of currying favour with the Chinese regime in an effort to protect its interests after a series of political disputes between China and the Czechs that cooled previously warm bilateral relations. China accused of buying influence after Czech billionaire funds PR push 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z Google continues to curry favour with conservatives because it needs their support for an obscure law unrelated to climate change, as Stephanie Kirchgaessner explains. US briefing: Syria, Ukraine arrests and Google backs climate deniers 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Foreign delegations are thought to stay at Trump properties to curry favour with him. Trump-Biden scandal is 'worst-case scenario' for Ukraine 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z And finally, it said that Mehdi had "sold" sexual favours with Ellen to members of Hyderabad's administrative elite to curry favour. The Victorian sex scandal that shook India 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z Kings and queens across Europe sent gifts of gold and diamonds to curry favour. Baroque feminist, pope’s lover … the woman behind a lost Velázquez 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z For as long as a far-right interior minister actively seeks to curry favour with far-right ultras, Italian football is likely to remain in the dark ages. Fascism is thriving again in Italy – and finding its home on the terraces | Tobias Jones 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z The push to monetise propaganda provides canny businesspeople with opportunities to curry favour at high levels, either through partnering with state-run media companies or bankrolling Chinese proxies overseas. Inside China’s audacious plan for global media dominance 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z To avoid currying favour, this process will be anonymous. Who would you share your funding with? 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z Confusing China with any other country is bad if you're trying to curry favour with the Chinese government. Why Hunt's wife gaffe is so embarrassing 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z The exempt counties are reliably Republican outposts, so currying favour with constituents is a likelier explanation than outright racial animus. How the Trump administration is reshaping Medicaid 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Comings-and-goings there have been closely monitored for signs that businesses, foreign leaders and other interests might be trying to curry favour by patronising the establishment. Trump finances: What did we learn? 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z In a January speech the US president accused his predecessor of having “curried favour with the Iranian regime in order to push through the disastrously flawed Iran nuclear deal.” Revealed: Trump team hired spy firm for ‘dirty ops’ on Iran arms deal 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z It was a scene that illustrated the dilemma facing democratic leaders trying to curry favour with the most powerful person in the world while avoiding humilation before their own voters. Dandruff diplomacy: why Macron groomed Trump but Merkel got the brush-off 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z Yet he has at the same time set out—more than any recent spy chief—to curry favour with the president and trumpet his policies. The Trump-whisperer 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z So then why does this President curry favour with him? Mixed Messages From U.S. as Turkey Attacks Syrian Kurds 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Mr Trump’s 63m voters—plus American and foreign entities seeking to curry favour with his administration—may more than suffice. America’s culture wars are spreading to hotels 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z It emerged that Shaur had arranged the whole event as a way to curry favour with his bosses. Russian gay community's brief window of freedom 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Other firms are also proposing local projects as a way to curry favour with politicians. America’s tech giants have no political party to protect them 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Authors cite themselves to boost the impact of publications, and cite colleagues to curry favour. Give researchers a lifetime word limit 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z The deal was scrapped after intense public scrutiny, amid criticism from lawmakers and government ethics experts who saw it as a potential attempt by China to curry favour with the White House. Chinese tycoon reportedly caught up in sweeping corruption crackdown 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z One can’t blame a businessman for currying favour with customers and capitalising on fame and power. Maryland and the District of Columbia sue Donald Trump 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z They curry favour and provide the insurgents with intelligence and money. Taliban teachers: how militants are infiltrating Afghan schools 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z Self-appointed “censors” see opportunities to curry favour with certain officials, if not with Putin himself, and create scandals. The arts thrive in Putin’s Russia – though they play a complex game of censorship | Natalia Antonova 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z And the state visit of President Xi in 2015 was a deliberate attempt by George Osborne, the then Chancellor, to curry favour with the Chinese and boost British trade links. The politics behind the pomp of state visits - BBC News 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Others, including Klapper, speculated that the timing was in fact an attempt to curry favour with Trump. A murder house, a gold AK-47 and $1m bribes: how El Chapo built Sinaloa cartel 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z He wants to curry favour with a millionaire and billionaire class that he’s always sought the approval of. Trump's rich pickings: president-elect's team could be wealthiest ever 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z The first is that it allows Apple to curry favour with China’s government. $1 billion stakes on the menu 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z But was the Democrat front-runner really trying to curry favour by playing up to a stereotype of the African American electorate? Hillary's hot sauce claim inflames 'pandering' row - BBC News 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z New research, however, suggests a third option: that those who get ahead are adept not at stimulating growth nor at currying favour, but at cooking the books. Fudge-ocracy 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z "For some reason it hasn't curried favour with the industry even though they're a very cheap solution to install," Baum adds. Germanwings crash: Have cockpit doors changed? - BBC News 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Rescuing Puerto Rico might prove a relatively cheap way to curry favour with Latino voters in this year’s congressional and presidential elections. When the salsa stops 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z They would surely be delighted if, as some fear, Mr Ma were buying the paper to silence it, and curry favour with the Party bosses. Mission improbable 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Dubbed the Pander Express, the sketch mocked how far Hollywood studios are willing to go in modifying their movies to pander to national pride and curry favour with Chinese officials. Lost in Shangywood 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Instead, authoritarian states tend to treat services as a way of currying favour. Do-it-yourself 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z In part, the Communist Party seems to be pursuing change as an easy way to curry favour with Western governments at a time when Vietnam faces heightened tensions with neighbouring China. Compassionate communists 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z The attempt to quash journalists from writing about the breach will do little to curry favour. Sony Pictures Data Breach And The PR Nightmare 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z The Fifa report claimed Australia's bidding team tried to curry favour with members of Fifa's Executive Committee by directing government funds from development projects in Africa towards initiatives in members' home nations. Australia 'violated Fifa bid rules' 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z Cabinet ministers eager to curry favour tweet verses from the Koran. Secularists at bay 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z When opposition leader, to curry favour with Murdoch Labour’s Tony Blair agreed to speak at a News Corp management pow-wow in Australia. Rebekah Brooks Escapes Jail but Questions Linger for Murdoch He suggested President Morales was trying to curry favour with the trade unions ahead of October's presidential elections, in which he will be running for re-election. Bolivia raises minimum wage by 20% 2014-04-22T09:45:22Z Countries wanting global influence "may increasingly seek to pursue their international interests through currying favour among foreign elites and publics", say the researchers. Overseas aid 'good for donors too' 2014-02-19T15:02:39Z Some have tried to curry favour with some and not others. England job horrible - Ferguson 2013-10-19T11:22:29Z For smaller states, alliances along these lines will be a low-cost way to curry favour with bigger players and gain technical skills that they might lack at home. Web censorship: the net is closing in 2013-04-23T15:15:52Z Secondly he wanted to curry favour with the press. Leveson reforms: Cameron's decision to pull plug on talks is a gamble 2013-03-14T14:41:37Z But some believe owners are trying to curry favour with the government. Football in China - boom or bust? 2013-01-08T06:38:49Z But many are said to be sceptical about David Cameron's motives, agreeing - as the Mail puts it - that he's trying to curry favour with those with trendy views. Papers highlight heroes of shooting 2012-12-16T05:33:50Z To avoid further disputes as proud pioneers sought to thank benefactors, curry favour or merely indulge themselves, the IAU went on to establish working groups to set rules and conventions for nomenclature. The name game 2012-08-22T17:20:09.970Z In general, evidence would suggest that very few trainees curry favour by fabricating data, but mentors should be careful not to encourage misconduct by signalling their disappointment when a trainee's data confound expectations. The roots of research misconduct 2012-08-01T17:50:51.720Z To curry favour with her the ladies-in-waiting in the palace bound theirs to imitate the appearance of hers, and so the custom of foot-binding was commenced that has lasted all these ages. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z "A bright eye and a girl's face, these are what we should covet now, to curry favour with the Dean and Chapter." Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z God knows if they thought in their hearts to curry favour with me. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z The phrase “to curry favour,” to flatter or cajole, is a 16th century corruption of “to curry favel,” i.e. a chestnut horse. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z A young man is standing before her and relating something in an animated way; one can see in his eyes that he wishes to curry favour with his listener. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z When the wedding was going to take place, the two false sisters came and wanted to curry favour with her, and take part in her good fortune. Snowdrop and Other Tales 2011-09-12T02:00:31.553Z Possibly he thought he could curry favour with the court by disparaging the achievements of the latter. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z In an apparent effort to curry favour with the unions, he said the government would not bow to an ECB demand for a cut in public sector wages. Berlusconi's partners grow restive over ECB's prescription for Italy 2011-08-11T18:07:10Z As Mr. Archer has pointed out: “The moment a playwright confines his work within the two or three hours’ limit prescribed by Western custom for a theatrical performance, he is currying favour with an audience. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z He attended church once a week to curry favour with his Squire and landlord. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z Lady Jabe would have made a sharp reply, as Miss Wharf being dead, she was under no obligation to curry favour with Miss Pewsey. The Mandarin's Fan 2011-06-09T02:00:17.540Z He introduced p. 265no measures merely to curry favour, to strengthen his party, or catch the popular vote. The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography 2011-05-29T02:00:07.883Z This shift was seen in some quarters in Warsaw as an attempt by the new administration to curry favour with Moscow. Obama Poland visit to boost ties 2011-05-27T18:15:27Z Obama will hold bilateral talks with Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski This shift was seen in some quarters in Warsaw as an explicit attempt by the new, untested US administration, to curry favour with Moscow. Mending ties 2011-05-27T15:10:01Z This promise was never kept, but the Irish Parliament, anxious to curry favour with Ormonde and the king, voted him thirty thousand pounds. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z But I thought he was a Boxer," said Tidman, "and surely——" "Oh he gave up the Boxers, and curried favour with the Dowager Empress. The Mandarin's Fan 2011-06-09T02:00:17.540Z There is a risk to that strategy, since he is seeking the support of national associations in the vote while currying favour with the clubs that have been characterised as their enemies. Mohamed bin Hammam targets Europe to help him unseat Sepp Blatter 2011-03-10T14:20:54Z “Owing to refractory conduct on my part, and a dislike to crawling for the purpose of currying favour with overseers, I did not get a ‘ticket-of-leave’ until five years after landing in the colony. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z In the Journal to Stella he has left us a most wonderful portrait of himself in turn currying favour, spoiled, petted and humiliated by the party leaders of the Tories from 1710-1713. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z If Quarren had not been guilty of actually fawning, toadying, currying favour, he had certainly permitted himself to be rudely used. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z But Horne insisted it would not sacrifice the home nations' permanent Fifa vice-presidency in order to curry favour with the game's world governing body. FA's Alex Horne says winter World Cup would be 'logistical nightmare' 2011-01-12T00:26:30Z Not only the beadle, but several other persons under the immediate eye of this despot, were but too ready to curry favour with him by doing his bidding. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z Exchanging gifts is never just about cash values; they are a means to curry favour, or to reciprocate a good deed or simply to show someone you care. The economics of gift-giving: Of crackers and turkeys 2010-12-27T00:01:49Z He must discriminate between the whole-hearted enthusiast and the pretentious humbug who simulates keenness in order to curry favour. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z Some say that the pre-election political thaw is merely window-dressing, to curry favour with the West, but no real change is taking place. 'Last dictatorship' 2010-12-18T00:57:24Z That white, English-speaking, first-world countries with a superiority complex didn't curry favour right around the globe? An RAC-assisting thermonuclear meltdown 2010-12-03T15:25:00Z Who then does he curry favour with, the club or its owners? Liverpool sale: What next for this saga's principal factions? 2010-10-14T10:05:00Z People like Kyle need to be rebuked at every opportunity – for their ignorance and their self-satisfied attempts to curry favour with those in power. Let's declare war on Jeremy Kyle and his idle-bashers 2010-08-20T16:00:00Z Another answer, closer to home, is that politicians seek to curry favour from their immediate circle. Osborne must hold his VAT hike to avert the double dip 2010-07-13T19:00:00Z The networks, however, believe the regulator is trying to grab headlines to curry favour with the coalition government. Planned cuts in mobile phone rates will leave low-income users worse off 2010-06-21T19:55:00Z Understandably, the scion of Toyota is not accustomed to the bow of humility since he is usually on the receiving end of such displays from those seeking to curry favour. 2010-02-10T15:20:00Z What I call meanest," put in Dulcie, "was to try and curry favour with Ronnie by giving him a birthday present on your own account. The School by the Sea Though Hope, to curry favour, made a great fuss of Miss Pitman to her face, she was not loyal to her behind her back. A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days Here was an unwonted kind of prisoner who would not curry favour with His judge. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II Carnesecchi was in Venice when the news reached him, and betook himself to Florence, where, thinking himself safe, he was betrayed by Cosimo, the duke, who wished to curry favour with the pope. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" He looked on the King’s action as a heathen attempt to curry favour with the Christians’ God through me the Archbishop, and he would have none of it. Rewards and Fairies You took pains enough to curry favour with me at first. The Pond The Chancellor, to curry favour, volunteered to go himself, and took with him a posse of archers. Old-Time Stories And if the sight 56 killed Herrick’s hunger, the isolation weighed so heavily on the clerk’s spirit that he was scarce risen from table ere he was currying favour with his former comrade. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston The scrape Government lately got into was owing partly to the votes that people were obliged to give to curry favour with their constituents, and partly to negligence and carelessness in whipping in. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II You are mistaken if you think I am anxious to curry favour with rich and great people. Shirley Her eyes regarded him fixedly, with a granite cold and hardness, and he seemed to have at once a grin of power and a shrinking motion of currying favour. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court They would curry favour with the poor, the lazy districts, by an equalisation of the poor rate. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Nor would he stoop to curry favour at the expense of an honest conviction. Holbein The dingoes were rewarding, and Daisy instantly curried favour with their keeper, and learnt about their entrancing habits; afterwards the two went back to see the lions fed before leaving. Daisy's Aunt And he doesn't know how to curry favour with people who can help him on; so that though he has been for years promised something, it never turns up. The Marriage of Elinor The Duke of Northumberland himself proclaimed Queen Mary when he discovered it; but notwithstanding this feeble attempt to curry favour, on the 22nd he was apprehended at Cambridge. Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution The three officials knew that their places depended on currying favour with this vassal; how much more, then, with his master, Okitsugu! A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Turn round and play me some scurvy trick, just to prove to the others he's not currying favour. The Giant's Robe Then, what use might she not make of the fact that the Archbishop's man knelt, seeming to curry favour, though in these days all men knelt to her, even when the King was by? The Fifth Queen Crowned Holding the ropes, and currying favour with the ponies by leading them to a patch of grass, it becomes possible for the boy to leave them for a sorely-needed drink of the sago-wine. Through the Malay Archipelago From this proverb has been corrupted our modern phrase “to curry favour.” Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution But he "curried favour" with the Great-Name Possessor and took up his abode in Japan. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era A crawling reptile which curries favour by denouncing the very crime it conceals in its playbox! Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers At last one of the prince's gentlemen, to curry favour with his master, called me libertine, before all our captains. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 He says that to curry favour with the mob—a rank demagogue, this man! The Convert No, Waterman," said Paul, shaking his head; "I'm not going to curry favour that way. The Hero of Garside School During his absence he was replaced as head by Augustin Belle, whose respect for the Republic and for his head made him curry favour with the mob in a manner most deplorable. The Tapestry Book Now that Hooliam was gone, they were prepared to curry favour with the policeman. The Woman from Outside [on Swan River] “I knew he was reported to be immensely rich, and—well, I felt that he might think I was trying to curry favour.” The Dark House A Knot Unravelled “The hero curried favour with one Miss Watts in hope of advancing his suit . . .” The Cricket Now to St. Mary's Church, now to the Divinity School are they taken to be examined—a miserable farce—by those who seek to curry favour with a bloody queen. Oxford To curry favour is a corruption of Mid. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) Ruling by pusillanimous kindness, by currying favour, by seeking to be a popularity Jack? No Man's Land Probably Mr. May had gone the round of the benevolent magnates of Woodhouse, concerning himself with her virtue, and currying favour with his concern. The Lost Girl It may be thought that I want to curry favour. Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading I have no fancy for those discourses of the skipper; but if you want to curry favour with him, by all means go, just as old Andrew and Dr Sinclair, and some others do. Archibald Hughson An Arctic Story I don’t think they would have spared me even after that, but I curried favour with the chief and married one of his daughters. Sunk at Sea Voules knows that the third lieutenant hates me, and so, to curry favour with him, he loses no chance of bullying me. The Rival Crusoes While it was being carried out I often met Vladimir Nicholaievitch, who was naturally compelled to curry favour with the Father, and consequently sometimes visited him even against his inclination, no doubt. The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia He was, however, very coldly received indeed, though he did his best to curry favour with each in succession. Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North He was an artist not entirely without ideals, yet ever ready to curry favour and to aim at material advantages by his literary facility. John Lyly Henry George was once introduced at Cooper Institute, New York City, by a chairman who, wishing to curry favour with the crowd, called out with a loud voice, "Henry George, the friend of the workingman." Christianity and Progress It must ha' been something of a turn, too, the way Bill used to try and curry favour with 'im. Light Freights To smoodge To be a "sucker" To curry favour at the expense of independence. Some Everyday Folk and Dawn It was not merely a desire to flatter and curry favour that prompted their attitude. Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 I don’t call it fairplay to be currying favour with a new boy because he’s an Indian prince. Glyn Severn's Schooldays To curry favour with those you are robbing, sometimes at the expense of your own comrades, as I have known fellows do, why, it is the greatest . The Romany Rye a sequel to "Lavengro" “It’s all a dodge to curry favour with Winter.” Follow My leader The Boys of Templeton Mrs. Clerihew, baffled, began desperately to curry favour. Brother Copas A faint-hearted man, on finding his own and his brothers' lives thus at stake, would have sought to curry favour by allowing his opponents to win. Manasseh A Romance of Transylvania Indian bear—cub; that’s what I call him, with his leader, currying favour like that! Glyn Severn's Schooldays I watched them all, every moment expecting the one who had tried to curry favour with me, for I had an instinctive assurance that I had not seen the last of him. Cat and Dog Memoirs of Puss and the Captain He wished to capture the Greek girl, that he might curry favour with the Pasha Ibrahim by presenting her to him. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series Mrs. Brown being much taken with the gentleman—for he curried favour by stroking only the way of the grain. Christmas Comes but Once A Year Showing What Mr. Brown Did, Thought, and Intended to Do, during that Festive Season. He has brought them to David to curry favour with him. True Words for Brave Men Then, to curry favour with the master, “I beg your pardon, Mr Morris, would this be an Indian or an African elephant?” Glyn Severn's Schooldays Doesn't it occur to you that at a pinch I might improve my fortune by some other means than by making a mercenary marriage or by currying favour with a rich old gentleman? The Tragic Muse There he presented himself to the grand master of the Maltese order as Count Cagliostro, and curried favour with him as a fellow alchemist, for the grand master's tastes lay in the same direction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Now persons wishing to curry favour with the Prince had maligned her. Twenty Years Of Balkan Tangle "A bargain is a bargain!" cried our driver, wishing to curry favour with his master, now a few yards behind him. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers To curry favour with stranger or kin, and make a show of compromise! Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá When journals of the standing of La France deal in this sort of nonsense it is not surprising that the ex-Imperialist organs, which are endeavouring to curry favour with the mob, are still more absurd. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris It is therefore manifestly to the interest of the little shopkeeper to curry favour with the populace rather than with those set in authority over them. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. The Earls of Dunbar have ever been a treacherous race," Roger said earnestly, "and ready to betray their own countrymen, in order to curry favour with England, and continue in possession of their estates. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower And when her wedding with the prince was appointed to be held the false sisters came, hoping to curry favour, and to take part in the festivities. Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm Wanting no man to give him a place in the world which he felt thoroughly competent to secure for himself, he curried favour nowhere, fawned upon no one. The Short Cut I do not say, however, that, if he could curry favour with the king's party by doing you harm, without appearing in the matter, he would hesitate for a moment. A Jacobite Exile Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles the Twelfth of Sweden This was not much consolation to Foster-father, who felt that there was nothing to be done, save by every means in his power, to curry favour with the Princess Sultanum. The Adventures of Akbar But he would call and explain, and endeavour to curry favour in that way. Phineas Finn The Irish Member As Lord Beaconsfield said, it was only because a Whig Minister wished to curry favour with the populace, that an Earl who had committed a murder was hanged. Matthew Arnold He had missed another opportunity at Lewes—at least one—when pride had held him back from speaking, for fear that he should be thought to be currying favour. The King's Achievement It made me sick to hear him currying favour with the gendarme, and still worse that it was affecting the old trooper, who looked on all as pekins, mere civilians, far inferior to military men. The Passenger from Calais Perhaps, she reflected, it muted its rage because it knew that it was unlovable and must curry favour by not troubling people. The Judge "I make no doubt, to curry favour with his father." Philip Winwood A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American Captain in the War of Independence; Embracing Events that Occurred between and during the Years 1763 and 1786, in New York and London: written by His Enemy in War, Herbert Russell, Lieutenant in the Loyalist Forces. He does not need to curry favour with any man; nor does he fear to offend even the most powerful of his supporters, when his cause is just. Maxims and Opinions of Field-Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington, Selected From His Writings and Speeches During a Public Life of More Than Half a Century If you think it clever currying favour with aunt by—by crawling to her," she cried, "then I don't! The Imaginary Marriage Indeed, there was nothing harsh or overbearing in the pride of Nikias, which arose chiefly from his fear of being thought to be currying favour with the people. Plutarch's Lives Volume III. And he curries favour--abominably--with the dons. Lady Connie I live on the fat of the land, and don't need to curry favour with anyone. The Bishop and Other Stories I was forced therefore to curry favour with the Jesuits, to procure me a pass or seguro from the Portuguese viceroy, to go by way of Goa to Portugal, and thence to England. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 A pious heathen who was currying favour with his wooden deity by sitting for some years motionless in a treeless plain, observed a young ivy putting forth her tender shoots at his feet. Cobwebs from an Empty Skull He manifested less and less of the apostolic virtue of suffering bores gladly, and though always delightful to his intimate friends, he was less and less inclined to curry favour with mere acquaintances. Collections and Recollections "It is unsafe even to curry favour with the French just to spite your own Prim Minister." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 30, 1919 The German Government is doing everything possible to curry favour with its people. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 15, 1917 He looked on the King's action as a heathen attempt to curry favour with the Christians' God through me the Archbishop, and he would have none of it. Rewards and Fairies His firm conviction was that Falk had been trying all along to curry favour on the cheap with Hermann. Falk A Reminiscence After the first few days, when he didn't know anybody, he received me as if I had come either to gloat over an enemy or else to curry favour with a deeply wronged person. The Shadow Line; a confession Haven’t you been for years past bullying and insulting everybody whom you deemed weak, and currying favour with everybody whom you thought strong? The Romany Rye Even supposing that there was some business to detain her, she should also have put in an appearance, so as to curry favour with our venerable senior and Madame Wang. Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books My dear man," I said, "if that is your honest belief, I take it upon myself to say you had far better not curry favour with any God. Rewards and Fairies He painted Keith as a contemptible renegade from his own class, currying favour with those below him, a cheap demagogue, a turncoat avid for popular power. The Gray Dawn The boy took the apple, never doubted Clare gave it him to curry favour, ate it up grinning, and threw the core in his face. A Rough Shaking But meeting Mr. Wylder in the avenue as she returned, and stopping her carriage to speak to him, lady Ann changed her mind, and resolved to curry favour with the husband instead of the wife. There & Back To curry favour, and the grace Obtain of those who're out of place; In the mean time I—that's to say, I proper, I myself—here stay. Poetical Works On the other hand, I can't do what Ethelwalch finds so easy—curry favour with your God at the last minute, in the hope of being saved—as you call it. Rewards and Fairies So he went on making a nuisance of himself, trying hard to curry favour with B. and me, getting into fights and bullying everyone generally. The Enormous Room But the fatal wish to curry favour warped his course, and led him to propose a removal of the 'venue' to Jerusalem. Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts You won't curry favour with him?—You hold by fair play? There & Back If a poor man have any business with these, it will cost him many goings and comings, and currying favour with others, together with much pain and labour before he can speak to them. The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus Where judges look for witnesses for the prosecution, plenty will be found, ready to curry favour by lies. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark They have to play their part and curry favour. A March on London You know he has always tried to curry favour with the Romans, and has kept the Iceni from joining when other tribes rose against Rome. Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion Yes! and want me to betray myself—to tell a lie about myself, that you may curry favour with him—a penniless, unbelieving—" "Mother!" almost shrieked Grace, "I can bear no more! Two Years Ago, Volume II. The archers behaved in the most cruel manner to Jesus as they led him along; this they did to curry favour with the six Pharisees, who they well knew perfectly hated and detested our Lord. The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ The moment a playwright confines his work within the two or three hours' limit prescribed by Western custom for a theatrical performance, he is currying favour with an audience. Play-Making A Manual of Craftsmanship He may have been jealous too of the popularity of Saturninus with his own veterans, and at the same time anxious to curry favour with the foes of Saturninus—the urban populace. The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs of Ancient History From the first he feared and blindly obeyed Miss Smellie, propitiated while loathing her; accepted her statements, standards, and beliefs; curried favour and became her spy and informer. Snake and Sword A Novel I am not anxious to curry favour with rich and great people. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction I told him he ought to let the Prince come to him first; but the Jesuits think that they can curry favour with the Chinese by making him condescend. Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin She has turned against him to curry favour with his mother and his uncle! The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark A Study with the Text of the Folio of 1623 For the rest, it had many American and a few British sympathizers ready to fly at each others' throats and a good many neutrals ready to curry favour with the winners. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton They came back having really seen certain things, relating others which they probably thought they had seen and heard, and yet others which they deliberately invented to curry favour with their master. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 02 When the dance was fairly started the sentries were released, and Private Mulvaney went to curry favour with the Mess Sergeant in charge of the supper. Soldiers Three To curry favour; to obtain the favour of a person be coaxing or servility. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue Even if he got no direct profit by telling it, he would curry favour by making it known. The Way We Live Now During that time she would curry favour with her uncle by all her arts, and would if possible reconcile herself to her aunt. The American Senator His words are, therefore, intended to curry favour with the West out of the misguided and naive belief that the key to Kosovo's future lies there rather than in the will of the Kosovar people. Terrorists and Freedom Fighters "I'm not so sure of that," he said; mournfully, as though grieving at the thought that there was no chance of currying favour with Lily by thrashing her late lover. The Small House at Allington He nattered Eustace to curry favour with him and his father. My Young Alcides At present there was little that could be done save to curry favour in Hanover Street, and keep an eye on what went forward between Kirkwood and Jane. The Nether World Do you suppose I was going to desert the principles of my family, and curry favour of the Whigs? Wives and Daughters I'll tell you what," said he; "mayhap you think I want to curry favour, that I may be taken in tow again; if you do, you have made a mistake in your reckoning. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle When the King repeated it, he said, to curry favour with Madame d’Etampes: “I would hang that Benvenuto of yours by the neck, and thus you would keep him for ever in your kingdom.” Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini I suppose Whiskers thought he might curry favour with me by praising the creature, little dreaming what my real sentiments towards it were, so he stuck out his pudgy hand and stroked Mr. Hyde's back. Rilla of Ingleside But at this stage of her existence she was too intent on currying favour, to side with any but the stronger party. The Getting of Wisdom Rushton was supposed to have given him a job in the hope of currying favour with his wealthy client, from whom he hoped to obtain more work. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists I saw that you care more to curry favour with that devilish God of yours than to save me from any hell. The Gadfly Several mild maniacs ran out in vast agitation, and, to curry favour, offered to help catch him. Hard Cash At a consultation of the Jacobite leaders, a gentleman from the Lowlands spoke with severity of those sycophants who had changed their religion to curry favour with King James. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 She was a toadeater here, too, seeking to curry favour with M. P. as with the rest, by fawning on her, in a way for which she could afterwards have hit herself. The Getting of Wisdom Besides, I will not sacrifice her to curry favour with the Worthbourne people.' Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife He would make the worst of things to curry favour. Under Western Eyes In order to curry favour with the Hindoos he has offered an inexpiable insult to the Mahometans; and now, in order to quiet the English, he is forced to disappoint and disgust the Hindoos. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 I can imagine a man currying favour with the basest and most dangerous class by such means. From the Memoirs of a Minister of France As a bachelor he might possibly have got into the right circles, though his character would in any case have made it difficult for him to curry favour. New Grub Street And if the sight killed Herrick's hunger, the isolation weighed so heavily on the clerk's spirit, that he was scarce risen from table ere he was currying favour with his former comrade. The Ebb-Tide Politicians, who, in 1807, had sought to curry favour with George the Third by defending Caroline of Brunswick, were not ashamed, in 1820, to curry favour with George the Fourth by persecuting her. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 This Cecil Winwood, in order to curry favour with the Captain of the Yard, and thence the Warden, the Prison Directors, the Board of Pardons, and the Governor of California, framed up a prison-break. The Jacket (Star-Rover) He has been attempting to curry favour and reinstate himself in the good graces of the captain by carrying tales of the men forward. The Sea Wolf All I could conclude was that some stool had lied an infraction of the rules on me in order to curry favour with the guards. The Jacket (Star-Rover) |
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