favor : Idioms & Phrases

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Challenge to the favor ∨ for favor

  • (Law), the challenge of a juror on grounds not sufficient to constitute a principal challenge, but sufficient to give rise to a probable suspicion of favor or bias, such as acquaintance, business relation, etc. See Principal challenge, under Challenge.
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Challenge to the favor

  • the alleging a special cause, the sufficiency of which is to be left to those whose duty and office it is to decide upon it.
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court favor

  • verb seek favor by fawning or flattery
    court favor; court favour; curry favour.
    • This employee is currying favor with his superordinates
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curry favor

  • verb seek favor by fawning or flattery
    court favor; court favour; curry favour.
    • This employee is currying favor with his superordinates
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evil-favored

E"vil-fa`vored adjective
Definitions
  1. Having a bad countenance or appearance; ill-favored; blemished; deformed. Bacon. -- E"vil-fa`vored*ness, n. Deut. xvi. 1.
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hard-favored

Hard"-fa`vored adjective
Definitions
  1. Hard-featured; ill-looking; as, Vulcan was hard-favored. Dryden.
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ill-favored

  • adjective satellite usually used of a face
    ill-favoured.
    • an ill-favored countenance
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Ill`-fa"vored adjective
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  1. Wanting beauty or attractiveness; deformed; ugly; ill-looking.
    Ill-favored and lean-fleshed. Gen. xli. 3.
    -- Ill`-fa"vored*ly, adv. -- Ill`-fa"vored*ness, n.
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In favor of

  • upon the side of; favorable to; for the advantage of.
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In favor with

  • favored, countenanced, or encouraged by.
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Love favor

  • something given to be worn in token of love.
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Marriage favors

  • knots of white ribbons, or bunches of white flowers, worn at weddings.
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most-favored-nation

  • adjective of or relating to a commercial treaty where two nations agree to accord each other the same favorable terms that would be offered in treaties with any other nation
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Out of favor

  • disliked; under displeasure.
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party favor

  • noun souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party
    favor; party favour; favour.
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To challenge to the array, favor, polls

  • . See under Challenge, n.
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To curry favor

  • see the etymology of Favor, above, to seek to gain favor by flattery, caresses, kindness, or officious civilities.
  • to seek to gain favor by flattery or attentions. See Favor, n.
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To find favor in the eyes (of)

  • to be graciously received and treated.
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Wedding favor

  • a marriage favor. See under Marriage.
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well-favored

  • adjective satellite pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
    fine-looking; well-favoured; better-looking; good-looking; handsome.
    • a fine-looking woman
    • a good-looking man
    • better-looking than her sister
    • very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray
    • our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian Hellman
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Well"-fa"vored adjective
Definitions
  1. Handsome; wellformed; beautiful; pleasing to the eye.
    Rachel was beautiful and well-favored. Gen. xxix. 17.
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With one's favor, ∨ By one's favor

  • with leave; by kind permission.
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