in one's book

According to one's opinion or way of thinking. For example, In my book he's a wonderful father. This expression alludes to a book containing a personal list of some kind. [Slang; mid-1900s] Also see black book.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Volya	-	Russian (Rare)
&Aelig;Lfswi&Thorn;	-	Anglo-Saxon
Ganesh	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Bengali, Nepali
Ethelred	-	English (Archaic)
Ploutarchos	-	Ancient Greek
Frieda	['fri:də]