in someone's good booksとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

good books (複数形 only)

1. (idiomatic) Favorable regard; personal approval; kindly treatment.
   • 1849, Charlotte Brontë, Shirley, ch. 11:

     "[D]o you like him?'"

     "Not at all, just now: his name is entirely blotted from my good books."

     "What is the matter? What has he done?"

     "My uncle and he disagree on politics," interposed the low voice of Caroline.

   • 1870, Charles Reade, Put Yourself in His Place, ch. 6:

     [U]nfortunately, I was out of her good books, and had orders not to speak to her.

   • 1876, Anthony Trollope, The Prime Minister, ch. 2:

     [H]e has a cold way of looking at me which makes me think I am not in his good books.

   • 1996 Nov. 14, Joe Lapointe, "Rangers Go Quiet Into a Bad Night," New York Times (retrieved 1 Jan 2013):

     Neil Smith, the president and general manager, said Momesso "was not in our good books" with no goals, no assists and frequent benchings for lethargic play.

   • 2002, Mil Millington, Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About: A Novel, ISBN 9780812966664, (Google preview):

     "Tell them we've paid extra to apologize for the inconvenience, eh? You'll be in their good books right off."