be in (one's) good books

To be regarded favorably by another person. Maria has been in my good books ever since she stayed late to help me finish that project. If you want to be in the teacher's good books, try to participate more in class.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Wawrzyniec	vahf-ZHIN-yets	Polish
Ellie	EL-ee	English
Launce	-	Literature
Jayla	JAY-lə	English (Modern)
Yaser	-	Persian, Turkish, Arabic
Zdeno	-	Slovak