Curry favour 拍马屁
2023-07-11 14:06:01 每日学英语
curry除了咖喱的意思,作为动词,还表示“用马梳梳(马毛)”,curry favour不是表示对咖喱非常偏爱的人,而是“拍马屁,奉承某人”。
【例句】
He's always trying to curry favour with the boss.
他总是想拍老板的马屁。
He did everything to curry favour with his superiors in the hope of getting promoted.
他竭力巴结他的上司,希望得到提升。