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to be in someone’s good books

Idiom Emotion

Meaning

to be in favor with someone

Example Sentences

"If you want to get promoted, you need to be in the boss’s good books."

Related Expressions

show true colors

to reveal one’s real character or intentions

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take someone's word for it

to trust that what someone says is true

go back on one's word

to not do what one said one would do

wise up

to become aware or informed about something

On the clock

Working, often with a strict time limit or deadline.