put in a word

put in a word (third-person singular simple present puts in a word, present participle putting in a word, simple past and past participle put in a word)

1. Alternative form of put in a good word.
   • 2023 August 8, Janan Ganesh, “The oneness of Ron DeSantis and Rishi Sunak”, in Financial Times‎:

     But it is worth putting in a word for DeSantis, too. Depending on your betting exchange or turf accountant of choice, £10 on Trump to be the Republican candidate pays out little over £13.