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
Calixta	-	Spanish, Portuguese
Liz	LIZ	English
Phaedra	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Hart	[ha:t]
Ankit	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali
Frey	[frei]