[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 […] 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

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

bad

[bad] See: [GO FROM BAD TO WORSE], [IN A BAD WAY], [IN BAD], [IN ONE'S BAD GRACES], [LEAVE A BAD TASTE IN ONE'S MOUTH], [NOT BAD] or [NOT SO BAD] […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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