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
Samuilu	-	Old Church Slavic
Mikhal	-	Biblical Hebrew
Liane	lee-AH-nə	German
Letty	LET-ee	English
Zrinka	-	Croatian
Amita	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi