vor Idiome
do a favor
favorite son
lose favor
odds-on favorite
out of favor with someone
the odds-on favorite
divorced from
His dreams are often divorced frow reality．他的梦想常常脱离现实。
return the favor
Idiom(s): return the favorTheme: RECIPROCITY
to do a good deed for someone who has done a good deed for you.
• You helped me last week, so I'll return the favor and help you this week.
• There is no point in helping Bill. He'll never return the favor.
out of favor
Idiom(s): out of favor (with sb)Theme: OPPOSITION
no longer desirable or preferred by someone.
• I can't ask John to help. I'm out of favor with him.
• That kind of thing has been out of favor for years.
live in an ivory tower
Idiom(s): live in an ivory towerTheme: ALOOF
to be aloof from the realities of living. (Live can be replaced by a number of expressions meaning "to dwell or spend time," as in the first example.)
• If you didn't spend so much time in your ivory tower, you'd know what people really think!
• Many professors are said to live in ivory towers. They don't know what the real world is like.
in one's favor
Idiom(s): in one's favorTheme: ADVANTAGE
to someone's advantage or credit. (Especially in sports scores, as in the examples.)
• The score was ten to twelve in our favor.
• At the end of the second half, the score was forty to three in the other team's favor.
decide in favor of
Idiom(s): decide in favor of sb or sthTheme: DECISION
to determine that someone or something is the winner.
• The judge decided in favor of the defendant.
• I decided in favor of the red one.
curry favor
Idiom(s): curry favor (with sb)Theme: FRIENDS
to try to win favor from someone.
• The lawyer tried to curry favor with the judge.
• It's silly to curry favor, just act yourself.
Ivory tower
People who live in ivory towers are detached from the world around them.curry favor|curry|favor
v. To flatter or serve someone to get his help or friendship. Joe tried to curry favor with the new teacher by doing little services that she didn't really want. Jim tried to curry favor with the new girl by telling her she was the prettiest girl in the class.Compare: POLISH THE APPLE.
favorite son|favorite|son
n. A man supported by his home state for President. At a national convention, states often vote for their favorite sons first; then they change and vote for another man.ill-favored|favored|ill
adj. Ugly; unprepossessing. Oddly enough, the father had less trouble in marrying off his ill-favored daughter than her prettier sister.in favor of|favor|in favor
prep. On the side of; in agreement with, Everyone in the class voted in favor of the party. Most girls are in favor of wearing lipstick.Compare: IN BACK OF2.
in one's favor|favor|in favor
adv. or adj. phr. In a way that is good for you. Both teams claimed the point, but the referee decided in our favor. Bob made good grades in high school, and that was in his favor when he looked for a job.Compare: COME ONE'S WAY.
live in an ivory tower|ivory|ivory tower|live|towe
v. phr. To be blind to real life; live an unrealistically sheltered existence. Professor Nebelmacher has no idea of the cost of living; he lives in an ivory tower.favor
favorsee curry favor; in favor of; in favor with; in one's favor; out of favor; return the compliment.
in favor of
in favor ofAlso, in one's favor.
1) In support of, approving, as in We are in favor of her promotion, or All the reviews were in his favor. [Mid-1500s]
2) To the advantage of, as in The court decided in favor of the defendant. [Mid-1500s]
3) Inscribed or made out to the benefit of, as in The check was made out in favor of the charity. [Mid-1500s]
4) Out of a preference for, as in The commissioner turned down the new road in favor of improved sewers. [Late 1800s]
in favor with
in favor withHeld in friendly regard by, as in She's really in favor with the press. This idiom uses favor in the sense of “approval.” The same is true of the antonym, out of favor with, as in He was out of favor with the board. [Early 1500s] Also see in favor of.
tickle the ivories
tickle the ivoriesPlay the piano, as in He went on tickling the ivories until three in the morning. This expression alludes to a piano's keys, traditionally made of ivory. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]
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