with good bad grace Idiom

fall from grace

lose approval The politician fell from grace with the public over the money scandal.

in her good graces

being liked by her, doing what she likes If you are in her good graces, you will be invited to her tea party.

airs and graces

London cockney rhyming slang for faces/braces/Epsom races

with an ill grace

reluctantly勉强地
He accepted the job with an ill grace．他勉强地接受了这工作。

with good grace

politely；willingly；without complaining有礼貌地；心甘情愿地；毫不埋怨地
He accepted the principal's criticism with good grace．他很有礼貌地接受了校长的批评。

saving grace

Idiom(s): saving grace

Theme: SURVIVAL

the one thing that saves or redeems someone or something that would otherwise be a total disaster.
• Her saving grace is that she has a lot of money.
• The saving grace for the whole evening was the good music played by the band.

day of grace|day|grace

n. phr. An extension period after the due date of some contract or bond. The premium is due on the first of each month, but they allow ten days of grace.

fall from grace|fall|grace

v. phr. To go back to a bad way of behaving; do something bad again. The boys behaved well during dinner until they fell from grace by eating their dessert with their fingers instead of their forks. The boy fell from grace when he lied.

grace period|grace|period|period of grace

n. The time or extra time allowed in which to do something. Most insurance companies have a grace period of one month for payments. The teacher gave the class a week's period of grace to finish workbooks.

in one's bad graces|bad graces|graces

adj. phr. Not approved by; not liked by. John was in his mother's bad graces because he spilled his milk on the tablecloth. Don got in the bad graces of the teacher by laughing at her hat.
Compare: DOWN ON, IN BAD, OUT OF FAVOR.
Antonym: IN ONE S GOOD GRACES.

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