be in (someone's) good books

informal

if you are in someone's good books, they are pleased with you.

I cleaned the bathroom yesterday so I'm in Mum's good books.

• for the long haul
• for the moment
• for the most part
• for the present
• for the record
• for the sake of argument
• for the taking
• for the time being
• for two cents
• forty winks
• for want of a better word
• for what it's worth
• foul-mouthed
• foul play
• foul up
• foul up something
• four corners of the earth
• four corners of the world
• four-letter word
• frame of mind
• Frankenstein's monster
• fray around the edges
• fray at the edges
• frayed tempers
• freak out