- be in someone's bad graces
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to be in a situation in which someone is pleased or angry with you
Johnson appears to be back in the government’s good graces.
Main entry: grace
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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be in someone's bad graces — ► be in someone s good (or bad) graces be regarded by someone with favour (or disfavour). Main Entry: ↑grace … English terms dictionary
be in someone's good graces — be in someone’s good/bad/graces phrase to be in a situation in which someone is pleased or angry with you Johnson appears to be back in the government’s good graces. Thesaurus: not liked or lovedsynonym to be, or to become popular or fashionable … Useful english dictionary
be in someone's good graces — ► be in someone s good (or bad) graces be regarded by someone with favour (or disfavour). Main Entry: ↑grace … English terms dictionary
be in someone's good (or bad) graces — be regarded by someone with favour (or disfavour). → grace … English new terms dictionary
in\ one's\ good\ graces — • in one s good graces • in one s good books adv. phr. Approved of by you; liked by someone. Ruth is in her mother s good graces because she ate all her supper. Bill is back in the good graces of his girlfriend because he gave her a box of candy … Словарь американских идиом
in one's good graces — or[in one s good books] {adv. phr.} Approved of by you; liked by someone. * /Ruth is in her mother s good graces because she ate all her supper./ * /Bill is back in the good graces of his girlfriend because he gave her a box of candy./ Compare:… … Dictionary of American idioms
in one's good graces — or[in one s good books] {adv. phr.} Approved of by you; liked by someone. * /Ruth is in her mother s good graces because she ate all her supper./ * /Bill is back in the good graces of his girlfriend because he gave her a box of candy./ Compare:… … Dictionary of American idioms
in someone's good — idi in someone s good (or bad) graces, regarded with favor (or disfavor) by someone … From formal English to slang
grace — [[t]gre͟ɪs[/t]] graces, gracing, graced 1) N UNCOUNT: usu with supp If someone moves with grace, they move in a smooth, controlled, and attractive way. He moved with the grace of a trained boxer... Ballet classes are important for poise and grace … English dictionary
grace — I UK [ɡreɪs] / US noun Word forms grace : singular grace plural graces ** 1) a) [uncountable] a smooth and beautiful way of moving She moved with natural grace. b) a simple and beautiful quality the grace of Greek architecture 2) a) [uncountable] … English dictionary
