- plump for
- plump for (someone/something)
to support someone or something enthusiastically.
Marcy had been writing campaign speeches and plumping for McCarthy since December.
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plump for
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plump for — verb be behind; approve of (Freq. 1) He plumped for the Labor Party I backed Kennedy in 1960 • Syn: ↑back, ↑endorse, ↑indorse, ↑plunk for, ↑support … Useful english dictionary
plump for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms plump for : present tense I/you/we/they plump for he/she/it plumps for present participle plumping for past tense plumped for past participle plumped for informal plump for someone/something to suddenly choose … English dictionary
plump for someone — plump for (someone/something) to support someone or something enthusiastically. Marcy had been writing campaign speeches and plumping for McCarthy since December … New idioms dictionary
plump for something — plump for (someone/something) to support someone or something enthusiastically. Marcy had been writing campaign speeches and plumping for McCarthy since December … New idioms dictionary
plump for somebody — ˈplump for sb/sth derived (informal) to choose sb/sth from a number of people or things, especially after thinking carefully Main entry: ↑plumpderived … Useful english dictionary
plump for something — ˈplump for sb/sth derived (informal) to choose sb/sth from a number of people or things, especially after thinking carefully Main entry: ↑plumpderived … Useful english dictionary
plump for — decide definitely in favour of (one of two or more possibilities). → plump something up … English new terms dictionary
plump for — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To aid the cause of by approving or favoring: advocate, back, champion, endorse, get behind, recommend, side with, stand behind, stand by, support, uphold. Idioms: align oneself with, go to bat for, take the part of.… … English dictionary for students
plump for — vote in favor of , choose … English contemporary dictionary
ˈplump for sb/sth — phrasal verb informal to choose someone or something after being unable to decide what to do … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
