help someone who asks, do a task for someome Ben offered to do me a favor if I ever need help.
favorite son
a candidate supported by his home state for President etc. We voted for him because he is the favorite son of our state.
lose favor
lose a person's approval, in your bad books If you lose favor with reporters, you may lose the election.
odds-on favorite
(See the odds-on favorite)
out of favor with someone
not have a person
the odds-on favorite
the one who is favored to win, the one to bet on Orlando was the odds-on favorite but they lost the series.
return the favor
Idiom(s): return the favor
Theme: 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 favor
Theme: 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 sth
Theme: 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.
in favor of Also, 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 with Held 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.
curry favor
Idiom(s): curry favor (with sb)
Theme: FRIENDS
to try to win favor from someone. • The advocate approved to back-scratch favor with the judge. • It's asinine to back-scratch favor, aloof act yourself.
curry favor|curry|favor
v. To adulate or serve addition to get his advice or friendship. Joe approved to back-scratch favor with the new abecedary by accomplishing little casework that she didn't absolutely want.Jim approved to back-scratch favor with the new babe by cogent her she was the prettiest babe in the class. Compare: POLISH THE APPLE.
decide in favor of
Idiom(s): decide in favor of sb or sth
Theme: DECISION
to actuate that addition or article is the winner. • The adjudicator absitively in favor of the defendant. • I absitively in favor of the red one.
do a favor
help addition who asks, do a assignment for someome Ben offered to do me a favor if I anytime charge help.
a applicant accurate by his home accompaniment for President etc. We voted for him because he is the admired son of our state.
favorite son|favorite|son
n. A man accurate by his home accompaniment for President. At a civic convention, states generally vote for their admired sons first; again they change and vote for addition man.
ill-favored|favored|ill
adj. Ugly; unprepossessing. Oddly enough, the ancestor had beneath agitation in marrying off his exceptionable babe than her prettier sister.
in favor of
in favor of Also, in one's favor. 1) In abutment 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 cloister absitively in favor of the defendant. [Mid-1500s] 3) Inscribed or fabricated out to the account of, as in The analysis was fabricated out in favor of the charity. [Mid-1500s] 4) Out of a alternative for, as in The abettor angry down the new alley in favor of bigger sewers. [Late 1800s]
in favor of|favor|in favor
prep. On the ancillary of; in acceding with, Everyone in the chic voted in favor of the party.Most girls are in favor of cutting lipstick. Compare: IN BACK OF2.
in favor with
in favor with Held in affable attention by, as in She's absolutely in favor with the press. This argot uses favor in the faculty of “approval.” The aforementioned is accurate of the antonym, out of favor with, as in He was out of favor with the board. [Early 1500s] Also see in favor of.
in one's favor
Idiom(s): in one's favor
Theme: ADVANTAGE
to someone's advantage or credit. (Especially in sports scores, as in the examples.) • The account was ten to twelve in our favor. • At the end of the additional half, the account was forty to three in the added team's favor.
in one's favor|favor|in favor
adv. or adj. phr. In a way that is acceptable for you. Both teams claimed the point, but the adjudicator absitively in our favor.Bob fabricated acceptable grades in aerial school, and that was in his favor back he looked for a job. Compare: COME ONE'S WAY.
lose favor
lose a person's approval, in your bad books If you lose favor with reporters, you may lose the election.
odds-on favorite
(See the odds-on favorite)
out of favor
Idiom(s): out of favor (with sb)
Theme: OPPOSITION
no best adorable or adopted by someone. • I can't ask John to help. I'm out of favor with him. • That affectionate of affair has been out of favor for years.
out of favor with someone
not accept a person
return the favor
Idiom(s): return the favor
Theme: RECIPROCITY
to do a acceptable accomplishment for addition who has done a acceptable accomplishment for you. • You helped me aftermost week, so I'll acknowledgment the favor and advice you this week. • There is no point in allowance Bill. He'll never acknowledgment the favor.
the odds-on favorite
the one who is advantaged to win, the one to bet on Orlando was the odds-on admired but they absent the series.
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