"[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, chapter 6, in Put Yourself in His Place:
[U]nfortunately, I was out of her good books, and had orders not to speak to her.
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.
