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court favour

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Verb1.court favour - seek favor by fawning or flattery; "This employee is currying favor with his superordinates"
bootlick, kotow, toady, truckle, kowtow, fawn, suck up - try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"


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But Michael's failure to court favour with his teacher led to this hugely disappointing conclusion.
Israel signalled that Arafat's decision, an apparent bid to court favour with Washington as it prepared for a possible war on Iraq, would not result in any immediate resumption of talks with PA officials on statehood.
Farry has never gone out of his way to court favour and his truculent approach did not endear him to fans or team managers.
 
 
 
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