in\ one's\ good\ books

in\ one's\ good\ books
• in one's good graces
• in one's good books
adv. phr.
Approved of by you; liked by someone.

Ruth is in her mother's good graces because she ate all her supper.

Bill is back in the good graces of his girlfriend because he gave her a box of candy.

Compare: in good
Contrast: in one's bad graces

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  • in one's good books — See: IN ONE S GOOD GRACES …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • in one's good books — See: IN ONE S GOOD GRACES …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • in one's good books graces — approved of by someone, liked by someone I have been in her good books since I helped her with her work last month …   Idioms and examples

  • in one's good books — phrasal in favor with one …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • in one's good books — phrasal : in favor with one …   Useful english dictionary

  • one for the books — Book Book (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • one for the books — Book Book (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • in\ one's\ good\ graces — • in one s good graces • in one s good books adv. phr. Approved of by you; liked by someone. Ruth is in her mother s good graces because she ate all her supper. Bill is back in the good graces of his girlfriend because he gave her a box of candy …   Словарь американских идиом

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