put in a good word
English
Verb
- to speak favourably of someone to someone else, in order to help him/her out
- Could you put in a good word for me with your boss? I've been looking for a job for the past two months.
Translations
to speak favourably of someone to someone else
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References
- “put in a good word for sb” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- “put in a good word” in thefreedictionary.com, Copyright 2010 Farlex, Inc.
- “put in a good word for sb” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
- “put in a word” in the Collins English Dictionary, Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers.
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