put in a (good) word (for one)
To recommend one (for something); to say complimentary things about one, one’s performance, or one’s capabilities. I heard you’re applying for that IT job here. I’ll be sure to put in a word for you. Her former boss put in a good word, but we were a little disappointed in her application.
See also: put, word
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
put in a (good) ˈword (for somebody)
say something good about somebody to somebody else in order to help them: If you put in a good word for me, I might get the job.
See also: put, word
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
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- (one’s) hands are tied
- cooking for one
- a prophet is not without honor save in his own country
- a hundred and ten percent
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- britches
- (one) can’t do right for doing wrong
- (one) can’t win for trying
- as one door closes, another (one) opens
- put in a word for someone
- замолвить словечко за
Новый англо-русский словарь.
2013.
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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
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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
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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
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put in a word for — {v. phr.} To speak in favor of someone; recommend someone. * / Don t worry about your job application, Sam said to Tim. I ll put in a word for you with the selection committee. / … Dictionary of American idioms
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put in a word for — {v. phr.} To speak in favor of someone; recommend someone. * / Don t worry about your job application, Sam said to Tim. I ll put in a word for you with the selection committee. / … Dictionary of American idioms
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put in a word for — v. phr. To speak in favor of someone; recommend someone. Don t worry about your job application, Sam said to Tim. I ll put in a word for you with the selection committee … Словарь американских идиом
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
PRONUNCIATION OF PUT IN A WORD FOR
TRANSLATION OF PUT IN A WORD FOR
Find out the translation of put in a word for to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English — Chinese
放在一个字
1,325 millions of speakers
Translator English — Spanish
poner en una palabra para
570 millions of speakers
Translator English — Hindi
शब्द के लिए में डाल
380 millions of speakers
Translator English — Arabic
وضعت في كلمة ل
280 millions of speakers
Translator English — Russian
замолвить словечко за
278 millions of speakers
Translator English — Portuguese
colocar em uma palavra para
270 millions of speakers
Translator English — Bengali
জন্য একটি শব্দ করা
260 millions of speakers
Translator English — French
placer un mot pour
220 millions of speakers
Translator English — Malay
Masukkan perkataan untuk
190 millions of speakers
Translator English — German
legte ein gutes Wort für
180 millions of speakers
Translator English — Japanese
単語のために入れて
130 millions of speakers
Translator English — Korean
단어 에 넣어
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Javanese
Sijine tembung kanggo
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Vietnamese
đặt trong một từ
80 millions of speakers
Translator English — Tamil
ஒரு வார்த்தையில் வைக்கவும்
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Marathi
यासाठी शब्द लावा
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Turkish
Için bir kelime koymak
70 millions of speakers
Translator English — Italian
mettere in una parola per
65 millions of speakers
Translator English — Polish
umieścić w słowie dla
50 millions of speakers
Translator English — Ukrainian
замовити слівце за
40 millions of speakers
Translator English — Romanian
pune într-un cuvânt pentru
30 millions of speakers
Translator English — Greek
βάλει σε μια λέξη για
15 millions of speakers
Translator English — Afrikaans
sit in ´n woord vir
14 millions of speakers
Translator English — Swedish
lägga ett ord för
10 millions of speakers
Translator English — Norwegian
sette inn et ord for
5 millions of speakers
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUT IN A WORD FOR»
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUT IN A WORD FOR»
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1
English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
… married again did no one put in a word for the boy at that time?’ □ / wondered
if you’d mind putting in a word for him — old Dan won’t listen to me. □ The head
was always prepared to put a good word in for his former pupils. 0 As it happens,
…
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Cracking the TOEIC Exam
Now let’s read the sentence and put in a word for the blank. What does the blank
refer to? (The situation.) What else do we know about the situation? That the
competitor broke an agreement. A good word to put in the blank would be difficult
.
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A Dictionary of Syrian Arabic: English-Arabic
Did they put in a new windowpane? raftAabu loah balloor ‘Mdiid? ••Will you put in
a word for aw? btilfA—li? t* p«t *ff — 1. maofal b . 1 can’t put off the matter any
longer. Maa fadt ‘qder maafel b-haS- Infle. 2. maafal. Can’t you put him off for •
while …
Karl Stowasser, Moukhtar Ani, 2004
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Proceedings: Twenty-First Annual Convention of Rotary …
Rotarian Francis W. Harris (Stoke-on-Trent, England): I want to put in a word for
the members of Rotary clubs who are not present here today. I don’t think that this
proposition has received anything like the consideration at the hands of clubs …
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How to Become a Magnet to Hollywood Success
Then Robert Redford, with whom I had double dated, put in a word for me for ‘The
Sting’ to George Ray Hill. So I have that group to thank for my Hollywood career.
The irony is I didn’t want to go to Hollywood because at that time I had been …
Michele Blood, Rock Riddle, 2005
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Four Novels of George Eliot
‘Well, sir, if he thinks so well o’ Mr Poyser for a tenant, I wish you could put in a
word for him to allow us some new gates for the Five closes, for my husband’s
been asking and asking till he’s tired, and to think o’ what he’s done for the farm, …
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Ballantyne’s novelist’s library
Now, dear brother, put in a word for the poor man. Well, but, Lucy, this poor lord
of yours must come among us. He shall not carry you to Ireland this year. Let all
who would be good husbands and good wives, come to Grandison- Hall, and …
8
O Is for Oval, Oswald and Osama
But the content was good, and he put in a word for Katriona and himself. This
congregation, like most others, was struggling. The minister had two charges to
look after; money and time were always short, and the majority of people in the …
William Clinkenbeard, 2005
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A Star Is Found: Our Adventures Casting Some of Hollywood’s …
people: directors, studio people, and even a few well-known actors have put in a
word for some promising newcomer. Recently, an agent we like asked us to meet
with Mark Strong, an English actor who’s trying to establish himself over here.
Janet Hirshenson, Jane Jenkins, 2007
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For All the Saints?: Remembering the Christian Departed
How can I get the king to take any notice of me? Well, there is a man from my
village, an old friend of my father’s, who is the chief pastry-cook at the palace. He
will put in a word for me. I have, in that sense, ‘a friend at court’. In the same way,
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- [poo t in ey wurd fawr]
- /pʊt ɪn eɪ wɜrd fɔr/
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- [poo t in ey wurd fawr]
- /pʊt ɪn eɪ wɜrd fɔr/
Definition of put in a word for words
- noun put in a word for to make favourable mention of (someone); recommend 0
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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between «mom» and «screwdriver».
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May I put in a word for Sergeant Vega, sir?
Put in a word for me, will you?
I just want to put in a word for free enterprise.
Maybe he can put in a word for you down at the police station.
He wonders if you could put in a word for him to keep his tenancy.
Ask if they can put in a word for you or give you any advice.
Спросите своего проводника, не хочет ли он (она) сказать вам что-либо или дать вам какой-либо совет.
I shall put in a word for the environment.
I would do more than put in a word for you with my aunt.
You step forward now, take responsibility… and I will personally put in a word for you.
Сделайте шаг вперед Возьмите на себя ответственность и я лично заступлюсь за вас.
And finally, I would like to put in a word for English bread.
Won’t you put in a word for me?
I could put in a word for you, if you’ll do me a favor in return.
When I go to the capital, I will put in a word for you.
Can you put in a word for me with the director?
I’ll call them up, put in a word for you… get the ball rolling.
Play your tiles right with me, I could put in a word for you.
Let me put in a word for the Italians.
So it happened, and, saying goodbye, Joseph asked the cupbearer on occasion to put in a word for him before Pharaoh.
Так и случилось, и, прощаясь, Иосиф попросил виночерпия при случае замолвить за него словечко перед фараоном.
Boss Mizuguchi likes me, so I’ll put in a word for you.
Kramarov so wanted to play in the film that turned to playwright Valentin Azernikova with a request to put in a word for him.
Крамаров так хотел сыграть в этом фильме, что обратился к драматургу Валентину Азерникову с просьбой замолвить за него словечко.
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put in a word for me — перевод на русский
put in a word for me — замолви за меня словечко
When you see her, put in a word for me, huh?
Когда встретишься с ней — замолви за меня словечко.
Put in a word for me, will you?
Замолви за меня словечко, а?
Come on, put in a word for me.
Послушай, замолви за меня словечко.
Put in a word for me.
Замолви за меня словечко.
I need you to put in a word for me.
Мне не дали доступа. Замолви за меня словечко.
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Словосочетания
in a word — одним словом; короче говоря
get in a word — вмешаться в разговор; вставить слово
put in a word — вмешаться в разговор; вставить слово; вмешаться
catch in a word — поймать на слове; уловить в слове
thrust in a word — вставить слово
to catch in a word — а) поймать на слове; б) библ. уловить в слове
to thrust in a word — вставить слово
to get /to put/ in a word — вставить слово, вмешаться в разговор
put in a word for somebody — замолвить за кого-либо словечко
interchange of letters in a word — перестановка букв в слове
to put in a word, to put a word in — вставить слово, вмешаться
the interchange of letters in a word — перестановка букв в слове
in words — прописью
in one word — одним словом; короче говоря
not in word — к тому же
in few words — в нескольких словах; в немногих словах; вкратце
in two words — коротко говоря
sum in words — сумма прописью
in many words — очень подробно
suck in words — впитывать в себя слова
in other words — другими словами, иначе говоря
in a few words — в нескольких словах, вкратце
written-in word — записанное слово
artist in words — мастер слова
in a /one/ word — одним словом, короче говоря
amount in words — сумма, выраженная словами; сумма словами
in so many words — а) определённо, ясно, недвусмысленно; б) прямо, откровенно
in word and deed — на словах и на деле
bold in word only — смелый только на словах
the in word to use — модное словечко
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Автоматический перевод
словом, в слове, в общем, в двух словах, короче говоря
Перевод по словам
word — слово, известие, речь, обещание, текст, вести, сформулировать, выражать словами
Примеры
We are, in a word, busy. Ridiculously busy.
Одним словом, мы заняты — как это ни смешно.
Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word
Дизлексики часто переставляют буквы в словах.
‘Proto’ is a combining form in a word like ‘protolanguage’ that refers to the hypothetical ancestor of another language or group of languages.
Частица «пра-» — это компонент сложного слова типа «праязык», который ссылается на гипотетического предка другого языка или группы языков.
Can I bung in a word yet? *
А мне можно слово сказать?
Passion found vent in words.
Страсть нашла выражение в словах.
They drank in every word of the lecture.
Они впитывали каждое слово лекции.
There are two b’s in the word “abbey.”
В слове “abbey” две буквы «b».
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Примеры, отмеченные *, могут содержать сленг и разговорные фразы.
Примеры, ожидающие перевода
«In other words, it has haunted you.»
You have to put everything in words of one syllable for her.
In a word, the confusion and untidiness of the room were indescribable.
The song has rhyming couplets (=pairs of lines that end in words that rhyme).
The sounds represented by “c” and “b” are different phonemes, as in the words “cat” and “bat.”
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