the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > curry favour [verb (reflexive)] > get into by (2)
reflexive. To wriggle or insinuate (oneself) into a place, favour, etc. Obsolete.
figurative. transitive. To implant (an idea, habit, etc.) by degrees; to manage to introduce (a person, idea, etc.) into or in (a person's…