in someone's bad books

in (someone's) bad books

Having fallen out of favor with someone. I don't think I'll come to the party on Saturday, I'm in Jenny's bad books at the moment.
See also: bad, book
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

in someone's bad books

BRITISH, INFORMAL
If you are in someone's bad books, you have done something that has annoyed them. Sir John was definitely in the Treasury's bad books for incorrect thinking on economic prospects. Thomas gloomily speculated that he might be the next to be in Mrs Simpson's bad books.
See also: bad, book
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

in someone's bad (or good) books

in disfavour (or favour) with someone.
See also: bad, book
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • in (someone's) bad books
  • bad iron
  • have a bad opinion of (someone or something)
  • have a good, bad, high, low, etc. opinion of somebody/something
  • it's the story of my life
  • story of my life, the
  • (it's/that's the) story of my life
  • as bad as all that
  • bad trot
  • be downhill all the way