put in

Meaning

1. Editorial40% of films

   to place or add something inside a container, space, or mixture

2. Oxford20% of films

   to officially make a claim, request, etc.

3. Editorial15% of films

   to speak favorably of someone, or contact a person in authority, in order to help them

4. Oxford5% of films

   to spend a lot of time or make a lot of effort doing sth

In the movies · 121

• Emma? Could you, uh, put in a long-distance call for me?White Christmas1954
• I can put in a call. It screws Lehman, but...Too Big to Fail2011
• little different than the one I put in the email.You're Not You2014
• Put in gear here, so...Barbarian2022
• Go on. Here, put in on.Midnight in Paris2011
• I put in for a transfer.Zodiac2007
• I'll put in a word.Downton Abbey2019
• Put in the chest tube.Something the Lord Made2004

Learn it in full scenes

• Zodiac2007
  • Darlene Ferrin's Last Drive
  • The Zodiac Confession Call
  • Zodiac's Cipher Reaches the Chronicle
• Downton Abbey2019
  • The King and Queen Are Coming
  • Downton Prepares for the Royal Visit
  • The Royal Butler Takes Over

From the same entry

• put it about
• I wouldn't put it past
• put it to that
• put one over on
• put through it
• put together
• put up or shut up
• put about
• put above
• put yourself across
• put aside
• put at