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
Stanimir	-	Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Medieval Slavic
&Thorn;ÓRgÍSl	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Fidel	fee-DHEL	Spanish
Vitalis	-	Late Roman
Drahoslava	-	Czech
Radana	-	Czech, Slovene