in someone's good graces Idiom, Proverb
in someone's good graces
in someone's good graces Also,
in someone's good books;
in the good graces of. In someone's favor or good opinion, as in
Ruth is back in her mother's good graces, or
Bill is anxious to get in the boss's good books, or
She was always in the good graces of whoever happened to be in charge. The use of
good grace dates from the 1400s,
grace alluding to the condition of being favored;
good books dates from the early 1800s. One antonym is
out of someone's good graces, as in
Walking out on his speech got him out of the professor's good graces. Another is
in someone's bad graces.
in (one's) acceptable graces
In one's favor; accepting becoming one's approval or regard. John's been in my acceptable graces anytime aback he helped get me out of debt. I was absolutely not in Mary's acceptable graces for a while afterwards I absent her cat.Learn more: good, grace*in someone's acceptable graces
Fig. in acceptable with someone; in someone's favor. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) I'm not in her acceptable graces so I shouldn't be the one to ask her.Learn more: good, gracein someone's acceptable graces
Also, in someone's acceptable books; in the acceptable graces of. In someone's favor or acceptable opinion, as in Ruth is aback in her mother's acceptable graces, or Bill is afraid to get in the boss's acceptable books, or She was consistently in the acceptable graces of whoever happened to be in charge. The use of good grace dates from the 1400s, grace alluding to the action of actuality favored; good books dates from the aboriginal 1800s. One antithesis is out of someone's acceptable graces, as in Walking out on his accent got him out of the professor's acceptable graces. Another is in someone's bad graces. Learn more: good, grace
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