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In his bad books In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "in his bad books", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Jimmy Hung

2021-11-03 12:11

Meaning of In his bad books (redirected from be in/get into somebody's good/bad books )

Synonyms:

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.

Other phrases about:

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

Grammar and Usage of Be in/get into somebody's good/bad books

Verb Forms

be in/get into somebody's good/bad books
is in/gets into somebody's good/bad books
was/were in /got into somebody's good/bad books
been in/ got into somebody's good/bad books
being in/ getting into somebody's good/bad books

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

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Example: .

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