in (one's) favor

To one's advantage or for one's benefit. I'm so relieved that the court ruled in my favor! My mom being away when report cards were mailed home has really worked out in my favor—I'm not grounded for my bad grades yet!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Raijin	ṙah-ee-jeen (Japanese)	Far Eastern Mythology
Elizabeta	el-eez-ah-BET-ah (Croatian)	Slovene, Croatian
Iarlaith	EER-lah	Irish
Spencer	SPEN-sər	English
Bob	BAHB (English), BAWB (Dutch)	English, Dutch
Kieron	KEER-awn, KEE-ar-awn	Irish