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
Guntram	GUWNT-rahm	German
Eiran	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Roslindis	-	Ancient Germanic
Pallu	PAL-yoo (English)	Biblical
Nor (2)	NAWR	Limburgish
Dana