in one's book

According to one's opinion or way of thinking. For example, In my book he's a wonderful father. This expression alludes to a book containing a personal list of some kind. [Slang; mid-1900s] Also see black book.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jovian	-	Ancient Roman (Anglicized)
Lan	-	Chinese, Vietnamese
Philomela	-	Greek Mythology
Raffaela	-	German
Jamshed	-	Persian, Tajik, Persian Mythology
Nikolai	nee-kah-LIE (Russian)	Russian, Bulgarian