in (someone's) black books



in (someone's) black books

Having fallen out of favor with someone. I don't think I'll come to the party on Saturday, I'm in Jenny's black books at the moment.
See also: black, book

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Shprintzel-Yiddish
AngelaAN-jəl-ə (English), AHN-je-lah (Italian), AHNG-ge-lah (German)English, Italian, German, Dutch, Romanian, Slovene, Slovak, Russian, Macedonian, Late Roman
Erminio-Italian
Nia (1)-Welsh
Geevarghese-Indian, Malayalam
Giuseppinajoo-zep-PEE-nahItalian