Curry favour

Learning English Conversations

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Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2018

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Learn a spicy expression.

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.0	The English We Speak
0:09.0	From BBC learning English.com Hello and hello I'm
0:15.0	Hello, I'm Fay Faye and hello I'm Rob.
0:19.0	Faye why were you in the cafe with the boss earlier?
0:23.4	Was I?
0:24.4	Come on, I saw you having lunch with the boss.
0:27.4	Nobody ever has lunch with him.
0:29.6	Okay, I admitted.
0:31.8	I was having lunch with the boss. What's wrong with that?
0:35.0	Well, we all know there's a promotion in the department on offer and you are obviously trying to curry favour with a boss so that you get the job honestly
0:45.5	hold on I can assure you I was not having curry with the boss it was just a sandwich.
0:53.0	Faye if you curry favour with someone you are not eating curry.
0:57.0	It means you're trying to get someone, the boss, to like you or even give you something
1:02.0	something like a promotion?
1:03.8	I was not, but I like the expression.
1:07.2	Okay, well let's hear some examples of people currying favour with someone else.
1:11.6	I know what you're up to.
1:16.0	You're trying to curry favour with the manager by telling her what a great job she's doing.
1:21.0	The company tried to curry favour with its employees by giving them all a pay rise.
1:27.0	He's trying to get free tickets to the gig by currying favour with the tour Manager. It won't work.
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