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
Salena	-	English (Modern)
Roxanne	rahk-SAN (English), rok-SAHN (French)	English, French
ViŠNja	VEESH-nyah	Croatian, Serbian
Lothaire	-	French
Kausalya	-	Hinduism
Erkin	-	Uyghur