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phrasefavourfavour BrE favor AmE [favoured, favoured, favouring BrE] [favored, favored, favoring AmE] favour with favour sb with sth old-fashioned formal to give someone a look or a reply, or do something special for someone - often used humorously: He favoured Lucy with a broad grin, then went back to his work. It was several days before she favored him with an answer to his proposal.favour sb with your presence (=come to visit someone - used especially to criticize someone in a joking way because they are late or often do not come) Will you be favouring us with your presence this evening?
See:- a fair field and no favor
- a fair field and no favour
- be in (one's) favor
- be in favor of (something)
- be in favour of something/of doing something
- be out of favor (with one)
- be thankful for small favors
- curry favor
- curry favor with (one)
- curry favour
- do (someone or oneself) a favor
- do (someone or oneself) no favors
- Do me a favour
- do somebody no favours
- do someone a favour
- fall out of favor (with one)
- fortune favors the bold
- fortune favors the brave
- fortune favours the brave
- get into (one's) favor
- go out of favor (with one)
- in (one's) favor
- in favor (with someone)
- in favor of (someone or something)
- in somebody's/something's favour
- in/out of favour
- lose favor (with one)
- not do (someone or oneself) any favors
- opt in favor of (someone or something)
- out of favor (with one)
- stack the cards in the favor of (someone or something)
- stack the deck in the favor of (someone or something)
- stack the odds in (someone's or something's) favor
- stack the odds in the favor of (someone or something)
- thank God for small favors
- the cards are stacked in (someone's or something's) favor
- the cards are stacked in favor of (someone or something)
- the cards/odds are stacked in favour of somebody/something
- the odds are stacked in (someone's or something's) favor
- the odds are stacked in favor of (someone or something)
- without fear or favor
- without fear or favour
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