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
Mukhamed	-	Chechen
Brice	BRIES (English)	French, English
Tomi	TO-mee (Finnish)	Finnish, Hungarian, Welsh
ÉMeline	-	French
EcrİN	-	Turkish
Olwen	-	Welsh