| Word | be in someone's black books |
|---|---|
| Description | be in disfavour with someone. Although a black book was generally an official book in which misdemeanours and their perpetrators were noted down, this phrase perhaps originated in the black bound book in which evidence of monastic scandals and abuses was recorded by Henry VIH's commissioners in the 1530s, before the suppression of the monasteries. be in disfavour with someone. Although a black book was generally an official book in which misdemeanours and their perpetrators were noted down, this phrase |
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