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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
in favour of somebody
in favour (of sb/sth) idiom
1. if you are in favour of sb/sth, you support and agree with them/it
• He argued in favour of a strike.
•There were 247 votes in favour (of the motion) and 152 against.
• I'm all in favour of (= completely support) equal pay for equal work.
•Most of the ‘don't knows’ in the opinion polls came down in favour of (= eventually chose to support) the Democrats.
2. in exchange for another thing (because the other thing is better or you want it more)
• He abandoned teaching in favour of a career as a musician.
Main entry: ↑favouridiom
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