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 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.