be in someone's good (or bad) graces

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

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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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 …   English terms dictionary

  • in someone's good — idi in someone s good (or bad) graces, regarded with favor (or disfavor) by someone …   From formal English to slang

  • 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

  • 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\ books — • 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

  • grace — gracelike, adj. /grays/, n., v., graced, gracing. n. 1. elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action. 2. a pleasing or attractive quality or endowment. 3. favor or good will. 4. a manifestation of favor, esp. by a superior: It was only… …   Universalium

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