put in a good word for someone/something, to
put in a good word for someone/something, to
To serve as advocate for someone or something; to put someone or something in the best possible light. Good word has meant “a favorable or laudatory comment” since about 1205. This cliché was put as speak a good word for someone from 1540.
See also: good, put, someone, word
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
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- begin with (someone or something)
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- beware of (someone or something)
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