Definition
To seek or gain someone's approval or goodwill through flattery, attentiveness, or deliberate effort to please them.
Etymology
From Middle English 'curry,' from Old French 'conreier' (to prepare or arrange), combined with 'favour.' The metaphorical sense developed in the 15th century, comparing the grooming of a horse to cultivating someone's favor.
Kelly Says
This phrase is so common in political and social contexts that we forget it's literally asking you to 'groom' someone's approval like a stable worker prepares a horse—an oddly visceral metaphor that stuck around for 600 years.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
カレー ፋቫር
ka-re fa-var
ARالعربية
كاري فاوير
kari fa-wir
BNবাংলা
ক্যারি ফেভার
ka-ri fe-var
CACatalà
curryfavour
kar-ee-fa-vor
CSČeština
curryfavour
kar-ee-fa-vor
DADansk
curryfavour
kar-ee-fa-vor
DEDeutsch
Curryfavour
kar-ee-fa-vor
ELΕλληνικά
καρυφαβερ
kar-ee-fa-ver
ESEspañol
curryfavour
kar-ee-fa-vor
FAفارسی
کَری فاوِر
ka-ri fa-vir
FISuomi
curryfavour
kar-ee-fa-vor
FRFrançais
curryfavour
kar-ee-fa-vor
GUGU
કરિ ફેવર
ka-ri fe-var
HAHA
curryfavour
kar-ee-fa-vor
HEעברית
קארי פאובר
ka-ri pa-ver
HIहिन्दी
करी फेवर
kari fe-var
HUMagyar
curryfavour
kar-ee-fa-vor
IDBahasa Indonesia
curryfavour
kar-ee-fa-vor
IGIG
curryfavour
kar-ee-fa-vor
ITItaliano
curryfavour
kar-ee-fa-vor
KKKK
кәрі фавор
ka-ri fa-vor
KMKM
ការីហ្វាវើ
ka-ri hva-wer
MRMR
करी फावर
ka-ri fa-var
MSBahasa Melayu
kari favour
ka-ri fa-vor
MYမြန်မာ
ကြေးဖာဗာ
kye-hpa-ba
NLNederlands
curryfavour
kar-ee-fa-vor
NONorsk
curryfavour
kar-ee-fa-vor
PAPA
ਕੈਰੀ ਫੇਵਰ
ka-ri fe-var
PLPolski
curryfavour
kar-ee-fa-vor
PTPortuguês
curryfavour
kar-ee-fa-vor
RORomână
curryfavour
kar-ee-fa-vor
RUРусский
каррифавор
kar-ri-fa-vor
SVSvenska
curryfavour
kar-ee-fa-vor
SWKiswahili
curryfavour
kar-ee-fa-vor
TAதமிழ்
கறி பாவர்
ka-ri pa-var
TEతెలుగు
కరి ఫేవర్
ka-ri fe-var
THไทย
คอรีฟาเวอร์
ko-ree fa-wer
TLTL
curryfavour
kar-ee-fa-vor
TRTürkçe
curryfavour
kar-ee-fa-vor
UKУкраїнська
каррифавор
kar-ri-fa-vor
URاردو
کڑی فاوئر
ka-ri fa-wir
VITiếng Việt
curryfavour
kar-ee-fa-vor
YOYO
curryfavour
kar-ee-fa-vor
ZUZU
curryfavour
kar-ee-fa-vor