機嫌を取る

きげんをとる

to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor)

Also written 機嫌をとる

Meanings

Expression, Godan verb (-ru)
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

彼かれの機嫌きげんを取とるのは難むずかしい。

He is hard to please.
彼かれの機嫌きげんをとるのは難むずかしいとわかった。

I found it difficult to please him.
こびへつらうウェイターは最上さいじょうのテーブルをあてがわれる。なぜなら、そうしたウェイターは、いつもマネージャーや上役うわやくのきげんをとるから。

The obsequious waiter is usually assigned the best table because he always curries favor with his manager and superiors.