be in someone's good graces

be in someone's good graces
be in someone's good (or bad) graces be regarded by someone with favour (or disfavour).
Main Entry: grace

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  • in someone's good graces — ◇ If you are in someone s good graces, that person likes you and has a good opinion of you. He works late to stay in his boss s good graces. • • • Main Entry: ↑grace …   Useful english dictionary

  • in someone's good graces — in (someone s) good graces benefiting from someone s good opinion. Marj would do just about anything to keep in Vinnie s good graces …   New idioms dictionary

  • be in someone's good graces — be in someone’s good/bad/graces phrase to be in a situation in which someone is pleased or angry with you Johnson appears to be back in the government’s good graces. Thesaurus: not liked or lovedsynonym to be, or to become popular or fashionable …   Useful english dictionary

  • in good graces — in (someone s) good graces benefiting from someone s good opinion. Marj would do just about anything to keep in Vinnie s good graces …   New idioms dictionary

  • be in someone's bad graces — be in someone’s good/bad/graces phrase to be in a situation in which someone is pleased or angry with you Johnson appears to be back in the government’s good graces. Thesaurus: not liked or lovedsynonym to be, or to become popular or fashionable …   Useful english dictionary

  • be in someone's bad graces — ► be in someone s good (or bad) graces be regarded by someone with favour (or disfavour). Main Entry: ↑grace …   English terms dictionary

  • in\ one's\ good\ graces — • in one s good graces • 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 …   Словарь американских идиом

  • 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:… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • 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:… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • be in someone's good (or bad) graces — be regarded by someone with favour (or disfavour). → grace …   English new terms dictionary

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