plump for (someone or something)
plump for (someone or something)
1. To choose, select, or opt for something. Primarily heard in UK. I plumped for the steak, but I wish I had gone with the chicken. In the end, we just plumped for the cheesy action movie.
2. To actively support someone or something. Don't say a bad word about that candidate to Mary—she's been plumping for him all year.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
plump for someone or something
to support or promote someone or something. Henry spent a lot of energy plumping for Bill, who was running for vice president. She spent a lot of time plumping for our candidate.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- plump for
- opt in
- opt in (to something)
- opt out
- opt out (of something)
- choose among
- smother
- smother (someone or something) with (something)
- smother with
- top with