curry favor
idiomatic phrase
: to seek to gain favor by flattery or attention
… eager to curry favor with superiors by reporting any trivial transgression.—Robert Wallace and H. Keith Meltony
Instead of rolling back environmental regulations to curry favor with corporate interests, California has passed the toughest green laws in the nation …—Alexander Nazaryan
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