в фаворе

• В ФАВОРЕ у кого быть, оказаться; В ФАВОР к кому попасть{{}}

[PrepP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: human or collect)]

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⇒ one is well-liked by and receives patronage from s.o.:

- X в фаворе у Y-a ≈ X is in favor with Y;

- X is in Y's favor <good graces, good books>;

- [in limited contexts] X is a favorite of Y <Y's>;

|| Neg X не в фаворе у Y-a ≈ X is in disfavor with Y;

- X is out of favor with Y;

- X is in Y's bad books;

- [in limited contexts] X has fallen from grace with Y.

     ♦ "Мне думалось, что его цель вступления в братство состояла только в желании солизиться с людьми, быть в фаворе у находящихся в нашей ложе" (Толстой 5). "It seemed to me that his object in entering the Brotherhood was merely to be intimate and in favor with the members of our Lodge" (5a).