- pander to something
- pander to (something)
to accept or support something bad in order to get an advantage.
He is the worst sort of politician, who panders to fear to win votes.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
pander to something
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pander to something — ˈpander to sth/sb derived (disapproving) to do what sb wants, or try to please them, especially when this is not acceptable or reasonable • to pander to sb s wishes • The speech was pandering to racial prejudice. • … Useful english dictionary
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