to gain sb's favour
21politics — /ˈpɒlətɪks / (say poluhtiks) noun (construed as singular or plural) 1. the science or art of political government. 2. the practice or profession of conducting political affairs. 3. political affairs. 4. political methods or manoeuvres. 5.… …
22ass-licker — Said of someone who flatters a superior in order to gain his good favour and win advancement. In American slang ‘asskisser’ or ‘ass sucker’ could also occur: ‘asslicker’ has the British equivalent ‘arselicker’. In The Critic, by Wilfrid Sheed …
23creep — A term Originally used of someone trying to gain another’s favour by being unduly flattering. The term came into American student slang use in the 1930s, with the underlying idea of someone who made your flesh creep. It is probably still more… …
24cosy up — (informal, esp US; with to or with) 1. To try to gain someone s favour or friendship 2. To snuggle up • • • Main Entry: ↑cosy * * * ˌcosy ˈup [intransitive] [ …
25win someone over — gain the support or favour of someone. → win …
26Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
27Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
28France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
29United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
30Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
