What does "bad books" mean?

A state of being in someone's disfavour; to have lost another person's goodwill or to be considered blameworthy by them (as in 'to be in someone's bad books').

How is "bad books" used in a sentence?

I'd hate to be in your bad books.

bad books — Meaning, Examples & Usage (English)

Meanings:

1.
Global Englishinformal
- A state of being in someone's disfavour; to have lost another person's goodwill or to be considered blameworthy by them (as in 'to be in someone's bad books').
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- After missing the deadline, he found himself in the boss’s bad books for several weeks.
  Because he was late, his supervisor was displeased with him for weeks.
- Are you in her bad books because of what happened at the meeting yesterday?
  Is she upset with you due to yesterday’s meeting?
- They got into the teacher’s bad books after cheating on the exam.
  They lost the teacher’s favor because they cheated.
2.
Global Englishneutral
- Books that are regarded as morally objectionable, corrupting, or of poor quality; works considered harmful or disreputable by particular people or groups.
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- Censorship groups often label certain books as bad books because of their controversial content.
  Groups that censor materials sometimes call some books corrupting due to their content.
- Many classic novels were once considered bad books for challenging social norms.
  Several famous novels were previously regarded as morally objectionable.
- Do you think these bad books really harm young readers’ morals as some claim?
  Is it true that these books negatively influence young people’s values?

Examples:

EN: I'd hate to be in your bad books.
ES: No quisiera estar en tu lista negra.
EN: I'd hate to be in your bad books.
ES: No quisiera estar en tu lista negra.
EN: Don't get in your boss' bad books, Brígido.
ES: No queden mal con su jefe, Brígido.
EN: Only from bad books.
ES: Sólo de los libros malos.
EN: You're like the bad books I wrote.
ES: Eres igual a los malos libros que escribí.
EN: He's left himself blind and empty... and turned to my bad books for comfort, like everyone else!
ES: Se quedó ciego y vacío... y volvió en mis malos libros por consuelo, como todos los demás.
EN: Now it's my turn. That landlord is in bad books!
ES: Ahora es mi turno, ese Thakur está en desgracia.
EN: Not because his Career Could decline. It's his right to publish bad books.
ES: No porque su carrera pueda decaer... o su derecho de publicar malos libros.
EN: No, no, no, son. Those are the bad books!
ES: No, no, hijo. ¡Esos libros son malos!
EN: Cos if Miss Lane knew I was asking an inspector, I'd be in her bad books.
ES: Porque si Miss Lane supiera que se lo he pedido a un Inspector, me pondría en sus libros malos.
EN: You're in the bad books now.
ES: Ahora estás en los libros malos, ¿sabías?
EN: The Jew corrupted us through bad books.
ES: "El judío nos corrompió mediante libros perniciosos.
EN: I mean, you know, bad food is bad, and bad books are bad. But bad movies are not always bad.
ES: mala mala alimentación libros, malos son malos, pero las malas películas no siempre son malos.
EN: "Soul mates" was invented by crappy writers to sell bad books to stupid people.
ES: "Almas gemelas" lo inventaron escritores de mierda para vender libros malos a gente estúpida.
EN: If you get into the bad books of Madam Seo and Councilman Park, you'll lose President Chen's investment completely.
ES: Si das pistas a Seo Yo San y a Park Yo Eun, ¡la inversión con el Presidente Chen está acabada!
EN: I wouldn't be in her bad books for a gold clock.
ES: No me gustaría estar en sus zapatos ni por un reloj de oro.

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