- put a good word in for someone
- Американский английский: хлопотать (colloquial expression)
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
put a good word in for someone
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put in a good word for someone — put in a good word (for (someone)) to say positive things about someone. I m applying for a job in your department, so please put in a good word for me. Usage notes: often you put in a good word with someone who has a position of authority … New idioms dictionary
put in a good word for someone — put in a good word for (someone) informal to try to help someone achieve something by saying good things about them to someone with influence. I m applying for a job in your office. Could you put in a good word for me with your boss? (sometimes + … New idioms dictionary
put in a (good) word for someone — phrase to tell someone about the good qualities that a particular person has, usually in order to get an advantage for that person He promised to put in a word for me with the boss. Thesaurus: to praise someone or somethingsynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
put in a good word for — put in a good word (for (someone)) to say positive things about someone. I m applying for a job in your department, so please put in a good word for me. Usage notes: often you put in a good word with someone who has a position of authority … New idioms dictionary
put in a good word — (for (someone)) to say positive things about someone. I m applying for a job in your department, so please put in a good word for me. Usage notes: often you put in a good word with someone who has a position of authority … New idioms dictionary
put in a good word for — (someone) informal to try to help someone achieve something by saying good things about them to someone with influence. I m applying for a job in your office. Could you put in a good word for me with your boss? (sometimes + with) … New idioms dictionary
put in a good word for — To make commendatory mention of (someone) in a quarter where it will do him or her good • • • Main Entry: ↑word … Useful english dictionary
put in a good word — If you put in a good word for someone, you say positive things in support of that person in order to help them. If you apply for the job, I ll put in a good word for you … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
put in a good word for — said things in favor of someone or something in an attempt to help make a favorable impression … English contemporary dictionary
put — [ put ] (past tense and past participle put) verb transitive *** ▸ 1 move something to position ▸ 2 cause to be in situation ▸ 3 write/print something ▸ 4 make someone go to place ▸ 5 give position on list ▸ 6 build/place somewhere ▸ 7 express in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
word — ► NOUN 1) a single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used to form sentences with others. 2) a remark or statement. 3) (a word) even the smallest amount of something spoken or written: don t believe a word. 4) (words) angry talk.… … English terms dictionary
