get in (someone's) good books

To ingratiate oneself to someone; to curry favor with someone. Flattery won't work; the only way of getting in his good books is through hard work.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ramona	[rə'məunə]
SÉAmus	SHAY-mus	Irish
Jenkins	['dʒeŋkinz]
Kevork	-	Armenian
Nikhil	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil
Karena	-	English (Rare)