get in (someone's) good books

get in (someone's) good books

To ingratiate oneself to someone; to curry favor with someone. Flattery won't work; the only way of getting in his good books is through hard work.
See also: book, get, good
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • be in bad with (someone)
  • accompany (one) on a/(one's) journey
  • accompany on a journey
  • a night person
  • be in (someone's) shoes
  • be in another person's shoes
  • be in somebody's shoes
  • a stranger to (someone or something)
  • be out of (one's) league
  • be out of somebody's league