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2021-12-24 10:12
Be in (one's) good graces formal phrase
“Good graces” has meant the condition or act of being favored since the fifteenth century and appears throughout English literature.
To earn or win someone's approval and be favored by them.
Mary had been in her boss's good graces ever since she succeeded in securing that lucrative client.
I used to dislike John, but after he helped me get through the test, he is now in my good graces.
The woodcutter has been in the queen's good graces after rescuing her from a ferocious tiger.
This phrase dates from the 1400s.
Do you see anything wrong?
If you swallow the bait, you take something that someone offers you, or agree to do something that someone asks you to do without knowing that it is a trick or way of getting something from you.
You can't just do whatever he wants you to do. Don't swallow the bait.
