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
Romayne	-	English (Rare)
Lexus	LEKS-əs	English
Sjang	SHAHNG	Limburgish
Susila	soo-SEE-lah	Indonesian
Javed	-	Persian, Urdu
Mary	MER-ee (English), MAR-ee (English)	English, Biblical