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
Bernardine	ber-nar-DEEN	French (Rare)
Selvaggia	-	Italian
Cecilio	the-THEE-lyo (Spanish), se-SEE-lyo (Latin American Spanish), che-CHEE-lyo (Italian)	Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Nicodemus	nik-ə-DEE-məs (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin
SaİT	-	Turkish
Khulan	-	Mongolian