单词 | to curry applause |
释义 | > as lemmasto curry applause ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > flatter servilely or curry favour with [verb (transitive)] > obtain by > seek to curryc1571 c1571 E. Campion Two Bks. Hist. Ireland (1963) ii. ix. 120 He curryed acquaintaunce and affynytie withe mere Iryshe enemyes. 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1303/2 He..seeketh all waies he could to currie the bishops good will. 1630 A. Symmer Rest for Weary i. sig. Aivv The proud and ambitious man..curryes the applause of the world with all his might. a1745 J. Swift Dan Jackson's Reply in Poems 'Tis true indeed, to curry friends, You seem to praise to make amends. a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1838) III. 250 Currying pardon for his past liberalism by charging..himself with the guilt of falsehood. < as lemmas |
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