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put in a good word



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Idioms and Phrases

Make a supportive remark or favorable recommendation. For example, Please put in a good word for me with the supervisor , or When you see her, put in a good word for the department . The use of good word for a laudatory utterance dates from about 1200.
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Uncle Buddy had connections with the Reds and put in a good word for his nephew.

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They’re not generally headed to nationals … or hoping that Conal will put in a good word for them.

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He had chosen to attend an affordable local public university, not a top computing school, and he did not know anyone in the industry who could put in a good word for him with tech recruiters.

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If she wanted to work, he’d put in a good word.

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Before his groundbreaking paper, many had assumed that new positions came from sources such as close personal friends who would put in a good word, headhunters who would seek out strong candidates or public advertisements.

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