# good graces

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/good-graces
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

Favorable regard; personal approval; kindly treatment.

## Examples

- I try to stay in my boss's good graces.
- He apologized for his mistake to get back in his manager's good graces.
- By consistently delivering high-quality work, the new employee quickly found himself in the good graces of the senior partners.

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