put in a good word

English

Verb

put in a good word

1. 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

• German: ein gutes Wort einlegen
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• Italian: metterci una buona parola
• Russian: замо́лвить слове́чко pf (zamólvitʹ slovéčko)

References

• “put in a good word for sb”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “put in a good word” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
• “put in a good word for sb” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “put in a word”, in Collins English Dictionary.