in one's good graces

in one's good graces or in one's good books {adv. phr.}

Approved of by you; liked by someone.

Ruth is in her mother's good graces because she ate all her supper.

Bill is back in the good graces of his girlfriend because he gave her a box of candy.

Compare: IN GOOD.

Contrast: IN ONE'S BAD GRACES.

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in one's bad graces

[in one's bad graces] {adj. phr.} Not approved by; not liked by. * /John was in his mother's bad graces because he spilled his milk on the tablecloth./ * /Don […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

good

[good] See: [AS GOOD AS], [AS GOOD AS ONE GETS], [BUT GOOD], [DO ONE GOOD], [FOR GOOD], [FOR GOOD MEASURE], [GET THE GOODS ON], [HOLD GOOD], [IN GOOD], [IN GOOD […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in one's good books

[in one's good books] See: [IN ONE'S GOOD GRACES]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

grace

[grace] See: [FALL FROM GRACE], [IN ONE'S BAD GRACES], [IN ONE'S GOOD GRACES], [WITH BAD GRACE], [WITH GOOD GRACE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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