tap someone for something

tap someone (for something)

tv. to select someone for some purpose or position. The committee tapped John to run for Congress.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Manouel	-	Late Greek
Hernando	er-NAHN-do	Spanish
Ingeburg	ING-e-buwrk (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Lela	-	English
MÁTÉ	MAH-tay	Hungarian
Maria	[mə'ri:ə]