on (someone's) good side

in a situation in which someone is pleased with you.

It's a good idea to get on your manager's good side when you start a new job.

Usage notes: the opposite meaning is expressed by on someone's bad side - in a situation in which someone is angry or annoyed with you:

You don't want get on her bad side – she can be really mean to people she doesn't like.

• the new kid on the block
• the next rung on the ladder
• the nightmare scenario
• the nitty-gritty
• the nouveau riche
• the nuts and bolts
• the odd man out
• the odd one out
• the Old Bill
• the old-boy network
• the old country
• the oldest profession
• the oldest profession in the world
• the oldest trick in the book
• the old guard
• the old school tie
• the only game in town
• the operative word
• the order of the day
• the other day
• the other side of the coin
• the other side of the tracks
• the pants off
• the pants off someone
• the parting of the ways