booksbe in sb’s 'good/'bad books (informal)1.■have/not have sb’s favour or approval 得到/得不到某人的好感﹙或赞许﹚:I’m in his bad books at the moment because I accidentally broke the window.现在他对我没有好感，因为我无意中打碎了窗玻璃。‘Why are you cleaning her shoes?’ ‘I’m trying to get into her good books!’“你为什么给她擦鞋？”“我想得到她的好感。”2.■cook the books 另见cook3.■the history books 另见history