in one's good books graces

in one's good books graces
approved of by someone, liked by someone

I have been in her good books since I helped her with her work last month.


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  • in\ one's\ good\ books — • in one s good graces • in one s good books adv. phr. Approved of by you; liked by someone. Ruth is in her mother s good graces because she ate all her supper. Bill is back in the good graces of his girlfriend because he gave her a box of candy …   Словарь американских идиом

  • in one's good books — See: IN ONE S GOOD GRACES …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • in one's good books — See: IN ONE S GOOD GRACES …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • in\ one's\ good\ graces — • in one s good graces • in one s good books adv. phr. Approved of by you; liked by someone. Ruth is in her mother s good graces because she ate all her supper. Bill is back in the good graces of his girlfriend because he gave her a box of candy …   Словарь американских идиом

  • in one's good graces — or[in one s good books] {adv. phr.} Approved of by you; liked by someone. * /Ruth is in her mother s good graces because she ate all her supper./ * /Bill is back in the good graces of his girlfriend because he gave her a box of candy./ Compare:… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • in one's good graces — or[in one s good books] {adv. phr.} Approved of by you; liked by someone. * /Ruth is in her mother s good graces because she ate all her supper./ * /Bill is back in the good graces of his girlfriend because he gave her a box of candy./ Compare:… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Silver Age of Comic Books — The Silver Age of Comic Books was a period of artistic advancement and commercial success in mainstream American comic books, predominantly those featuring the superhero archetype, that lasted roughly from 1956 to the late 1960s/early 1970s.… …   Wikipedia

  • book — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. volume, tome (See book); collection; record, script, libretto. See assemblage, writing. v. t. record, enter; re serve, schedule, engage, program; charge. See list, accusation. @by the book informal …   English dictionary for students

  • Friendship — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Friendship >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 friendship friendship amity Sgm: N 1 friendliness friendliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 brotherhood brotherhood fraternity sodality confraternity Sgm: N 1 harmony …   English dictionary for students

  • book — [book] n. [ME bok < OE boc, pl. bec < PGmc * bokiz, beech, beechwood tablets carved with runes < IE * bhagos, beech > BEECH, Gr phagos, L fagus] 1. a) a number of sheets of paper, parchment, etc. with writing or printing on them,… …   English World dictionary

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