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	Pronounced	Usage
Birgitta	bir-YIT-tah (Swedish), bir-GIT-tah (Swedish), BEER-geet-tah (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish
Deshaun	-	African American
Aristeidis	-	Greek
Hamid (2)	-	Arabic, Persian
Glaucia	-	Ancient Roman
Vencel	-	Hungarian