Be in/get into somebody's good/bad books In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "be in/get into somebody's good/bad books", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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2021-11-03 12:11

be in someone’s good/bad graces

Be in/get into somebody's good/bad books informal

If you are in/get into somebody's good/bad books, you have/not have their favour.

All you have to do to get into his good books is to follow what he requires.

Mary will not invite me to her party on Sunday because I'm in Jenny's bad book.

the apple of (one's) eye

Have a strong feeling of affection for someone or something

play favourites

To give someone or something better treatment than others.

(one's) line of country

A subject one knows a lot about, or likes a lot

The verb "be" and "get" should be conjugated according to their tense.

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Draw your horns in

To behave or act more carefully than one did before.

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I have to draw in my horns now because I have lost my job.

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