the cards/odds are stacked in your favour
you are likely to succeed because the conditions are good and you have an advantage
the cards/odds are stacked in your favour
you are likely to succeed because the conditions are good and you have an advantage
curry favour (with somebody)
(disapproving) to try to get somebody to like or support you by praising or helping them a lot
He’s always trying to curry favour with the boss.
He tried to curry favour with the teachers.
do me a favour!
(informal) used in reply to a question that you think is silly
‘Do you think they'll win?’ ‘Do me a favour! They haven't got a single decent player.’
do somebody no favours
to do something that is not helpful to somebody or that gives a bad impression of them
You're not doing yourself any favours, working for nothing.
The orchestra did Beethoven no favours.
in favour (of somebody/something)
in somebody’s favour
without fear or favour
(formal) in a fair way
They undertook to make their judgement without fear or favour.