to be in favor with someone
estar en favor de alguien (estar en favor de alguien)
"If you want to get promoted, you need to be in the boss’s good books."
"Si quieres ser ascendido, necesitas estar en los buenos libros del jefe." (Si quieres ser ascendido, necesitas estar en los buenos libros del jefe)
to use one's influence or connections to get things done
trying to avoid being caught by the police
Newly printed; very recent news
a conflict between two determined people
to dismiss something by treating it as a joke
to remove bureaucratic obstacles or delays