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put in a good word for
put in a good word for somebody
(informal) to try to help someone achieve something by saying good things about them to someone with influence (sometimes + with ) I'm applying for a job in your office. Could you put in a good word for me with your boss?
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Folant | | - | Welsh |
| Innokenti | | - | Russian |
| Trudie | | TROO-dee (English), TRUY-dee (Dutch) | English, Dutch |
| Hesiod | | HES-ee-əd (English), HEE-see-əd (English) | Ancient Greek (Anglicized) |
| Eliisa | | E-lee:-sah | Finnish |
| Andromeda | | an-DRAW-mə-də (English) | Greek Mythology |