Collocations for "favor"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "favor" in context.
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favor
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- can you do me a favor?
- can you do a favor for me?
- can I ask you a favor?
- can I ask a favor of you?
- did a favor for her
- don't like to ask for favors, but...
- don't want any favors!
- has never done me any favors!
- has never done any favors for me!
- earned her favor (by)
- in the [boss's, teacher's] favor
- has lost favor from [voters]
- was looked upon with favor
- curry favor with [investors, voters]
- [accused, warned] for showing favor (towards)
- give out party favors
- what's in the party favors?
- don't forget your party favors
- ideas for [cool, creative] party favors
- the odds favor them
- analysts are favoring them to win [the championship, again this year]
- favors his [youngest, oldest] (child)
- the [teacher, boss, coach] favors her
- is something that few people favor
- the majority of voters favor the [legalization, passing] of
- [few, hardly any] (voters) favor the proposal
- a [destination, spot] favored by most (tourists)
- idiom: fortune favors the [bold, brave]
- favored her with [an answer, a gaze]
- was favoring [one, his injured] leg
- walked favoring [one] leg
'favor' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Irish
- advocate
- argue
- argument
- ask
- award
- ballot
- bias
- bind
- burden
- campaign
- charm
- commissioner
- count
- county
- court
- curry
- decide
- definitely
- disposition
- do
- doctor
- esteem
- evidence
- firmly
- godfather
- hassle
- jury
- mob
- odd
- owe
- plaintiff
- please
- prejudice
- pronounce
- referee
- repeal
- return
- rule
- ruling
- scale
- sentiment
- skew
- slant
- small
- strong
- strongly
- tailored
- tilt
- tip