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
Luana	loo-AN-ə (English), loo-AH-nah (Italian)	English, Italian, Portuguese
Wanda	['wɔndə]
Vlad	VLAHT (Russian)	Russian, Romanian, Medieval Slavic
Veles	-	Slavic Mythology
GÜVenÇ	-	Turkish
Albin	AHL-been (Polish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, French, English, Slovene