good graces Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
in her good graces
being liked by her, doing what she likes If you are in her good graces, you will be invited to her tea party.
in one's good books|books|good books|good graces|g
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.
Antonym: IN ONE'S BAD GRACES.
good graces
good graces see
in someone's good graces.
in someone's good graces
in someone's good graces Also,
in someone's good books;
in the good graces of. In someone's favor or good opinion, as in
Ruth is back in her mother's good graces, or
Bill is anxious to get in the boss's good books, or
She was always in the good graces of whoever happened to be in charge. The use of
good grace dates from the 1400s,
grace alluding to the condition of being favored;
good books dates from the early 1800s. One antonym is
out of someone's good graces, as in
Walking out on his speech got him out of the professor's good graces. Another is
in someone's bad graces.
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