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idiom "get in good with somebody"



 
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idiom "get in good with somebody" #1 (permalink) Sun May 04, 2008 20:55 pm   idiom "get in good with somebody"		  
Hi,

Does "get in good with somebody" mean "get off on the right foot with somebody"?
(I heard it on the Simpsons, but wasn't able to find it in dictionaries)

Thanks!
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idiom "get in good with somebody" #2 (permalink) Mon May 05, 2008 2:03 am   idiom "get in good with somebody"		  
Hi Alex

If you are 'in good with someone' that means you are in the person's good graces or the person favors you. For example, if it were my aim to be in good with the founders of this site, I would have never mentioned any of the errors in the tests. Wink
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idiom "get in good with somebody" #3 (permalink) Mon May 05, 2008 8:04 am   idiom "get in good with somebody"		  
Hi, Amy

Thanks again for help ! And what nasty pictures have just been removed (thank God ! Smile ).
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idiom "get in good with somebody" #4 (permalink) Mon May 05, 2008 8:08 am   idiom "get in good with somebody"		  
with my comment....?
haha
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idiom "get in good with somebody" #5 (permalink) Mon May 05, 2008 9:38 am   idiom "get in good with somebody"		  
lost_soul wrote:
Hi, Amy

Thanks again for help ! And what nasty pictures have just been removed (thank God ! Smile ).
Shocked
That's why I didn't initially answer your other question, Alex! There were two extremely pornographic posts after your question, so I figured I'd wait till a moderator finally got around to getting rid of them before I posted anything. Shocked
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idiom "get in good with somebody" #6 (permalink) Mon May 05, 2008 10:15 am   idiom "get in good with somebody"		  
QUOTE:
For example, if it were my aim to be in good with the founders of this site, I would have never mentioned any of the errors in the tests.

=> I wanted to say that you shouldn't have given this sensitive example, Amy, but thinking over it again, I assume I have no right to Wink

This site, just like the whole world of dear English, is always full of debates and different ideas, but that's the way English is, and that's one of the reasons why I love her so much Wink
Anyway, one more time, I passionately love this site as well as Alan, Amy, Jamie, Torsten, Molly and every single person here Wink Wink
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idiom "get in good with somebody" #7 (permalink) Mon May 05, 2008 10:27 am   idiom "get in good with somebody"		  
And... some more two cents: nobody is perfect, right? so if there is a mistake in the tests sometimes, it's normal...
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idiom "get in good with somebody" #8 (permalink) Mon May 05, 2008 10:41 am   idiom "get in good with somebody"		  
No, Nessie, nobody is perfect -- and that's why things such as English tests ought to be adequately edited before being published. Wink
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idiom "get in good with somebody" #9 (permalink) Tue May 06, 2008 15:48 pm   idiom "get in good with somebody"		  
The trouble is, their designer and editor is so busy (that's why mistakes are inevitable and that's why I think we should be sympathetic) And I believe he's very thankful for your idea about those mistakes Smile (So am I) Wink
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