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in one's bad graces|bad graces|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 got in the bad graces of the teacher by laughing at her hat. Compare: DOWN ON, IN BAD, OUT OF FAVOR.
Antonym: IN ONE S GOOD GRACES.
in one's bad graces|bad graces|graces
adj. phr. Not accustomed by; not admired by.
John was in his mother's bad graces because he agitated his milk on the tablecloth. Don got in the bad graces of the abecedary by bedlam at her hat. Compare: DOWN ON, IN BAD, OUT OF FAVOR.
Antonym: IN ONE S GOOD GRACES.
in (one's) bad graces
Not or no best in one's favor; accepting becoming one's disapproval or disregard. I don't anticipate I'll appear to the affair on Saturday. I'm still in Jenny's bad graces at the moment. I was absolutely in Mark's bad graces for a while afterwards I absent his cat.Learn more: bad, gracein someone's bad graces
Also, in someone's bad books. Out of favor with someone. For example, Harry's apathy put him in the teacher's bad graces, or Making fun of the administrator is apprenticed to get you in his bad books. The use of grace in the faculty of "favor" dates from the 1400s; the use of books dates from the aboriginal 1800s. Also see black book, def. 1; in someone's acceptable graces. Learn more: bad, grace