get in (someone's) good books



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.
See also: book, get, good

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SomaSO-mawHungarian
Wilma['wilmə]
Huld-Norse Mythology
AimoIE-mo Finnish
EliŠKa-Czech, Slovak
Mandica-Croatian