disfavorgo in favor Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
do a favor
favorite son
lose favor
odds-on favorite
out of favor with someone
the odds-on favorite
return the favor
Idiom(s): return the favorTheme: RECIPROCITY
to do a good deed for someone who has done a good deed for you.
• You helped me last week, so I'll return the favor and help you this week.
• There is no point in helping Bill. He'll never return the favor.
out of favor
Idiom(s): out of favor (with sb)Theme: OPPOSITION
no longer desirable or preferred by someone.
• I can't ask John to help. I'm out of favor with him.
• That kind of thing has been out of favor for years.
in one's favor
Idiom(s): in one's favorTheme: ADVANTAGE
to someone's advantage or credit. (Especially in sports scores, as in the examples.)
• The score was ten to twelve in our favor.
• At the end of the second half, the score was forty to three in the other team's favor.
decide in favor of
Idiom(s): decide in favor of sb or sthTheme: DECISION
to determine that someone or something is the winner.
• The judge decided in favor of the defendant.
• I decided in favor of the red one.
curry favor
Idiom(s): curry favor (with sb)Theme: FRIENDS
to try to win favor from someone.
• The lawyer tried to curry favor with the judge.
• It's silly to curry favor, just act yourself.
curry favor|curry|favor
v. To flatter or serve someone to get his help or friendship. Joe tried to curry favor with the new teacher by doing little services that she didn't really want. Jim tried to curry favor with the new girl by telling her she was the prettiest girl in the class.Compare: POLISH THE APPLE.
favorite son|favorite|son
n. A man supported by his home state for President. At a national convention, states often vote for their favorite sons first; then they change and vote for another man.ill-favored|favored|ill
adj. Ugly; unprepossessing. Oddly enough, the father had less trouble in marrying off his ill-favored daughter than her prettier sister.in favor of|favor|in favor
prep. On the side of; in agreement with, Everyone in the class voted in favor of the party. Most girls are in favor of wearing lipstick.Compare: IN BACK OF2.
in one's favor|favor|in favor
adv. or adj. phr. In a way that is good for you. Both teams claimed the point, but the referee decided in our favor. Bob made good grades in high school, and that was in his favor when he looked for a job.Compare: COME ONE'S WAY.
favor
favorsee curry favor; in favor of; in favor with; in one's favor; out of favor; return the compliment.
in favor of
in favor ofAlso, in one's favor.
1) In support of, approving, as in We are in favor of her promotion, or All the reviews were in his favor. [Mid-1500s]
2) To the advantage of, as in The court decided in favor of the defendant. [Mid-1500s]
3) Inscribed or made out to the benefit of, as in The check was made out in favor of the charity. [Mid-1500s]
4) Out of a preference for, as in The commissioner turned down the new road in favor of improved sewers. [Late 1800s]
in favor with
in favor withHeld in friendly regard by, as in She's really in favor with the press. This idiom uses favor in the sense of “approval.” The same is true of the antonym, out of favor with, as in He was out of favor with the board. [Early 1500s] Also see in favor of.
ủng hộ (một người)
Để xảy ra theo cách có lợi hoặc có lợi cho một người. Tôi rất nhẹ nhõm vì phán quyết của tòa án vừa có lợi cho tôi! Việc mẹ tui đi vắng khi phiếu báo điểm được gửi về nhà vừa thực sự có lợi cho tui — tui chưa có căn cứ cho điểm kém của mình !. Xem thêm: ủng hộ, điđi có lợi cho ai đó
[vì điều gì đó] để thay đổi để có lợi cho ai đó. (Đề cập đến những thứ rất dễ thay đổi như điểm số trò chơi, hướng gió hoặc thời cơ nói chung.) Mọi thứ dường như đang diễn ra theo hướng có lợi cho chúng ta — cuối cùng. Trận đấu diễn ra có lợi cho chúng tui trong suốt hiệp một .. Xem thêm: thuận lợi, đi. Xem thêm:More Idioms/Phrases
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