seek to gain advantage by flattery
the act of praising someone so that some benefit or advantage can be gained
usually seen as overbearing courteousness or flattery to someone in the position of being able to influence
Her uncle is so rich that she feels compelled to curry favor with him lest she does not get mentioned in the will!
The new hires in this work type are usually seen curry favouring with the bosses until they figure out that they cannot reduce the work burden at all.
It is not a good idea to curry favour with a person who does not care to notice you otherwise.
There is no origin for this idiom
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