in good with, be

Idioms and Phrases

Also, be in with ; get on someone's good side . Be in someone's favor, be well liked by someone. For example, He's in good with the higher-ups so we can expect approval of our application , or I'd love to be in with that popular crowd, but I don't quite know how , or I don't know how he got on her good side after that fight they had . The first two terms date from the 1900s, the third from the late 1600s. Also see in bad with ; in favor with ; in someone's good graces .