Vocab 📒

New English and 中文 words and phrases I pick up along the way. Newest first.

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vouch for

🇬🇧 EN · phrasal verb · Seen: 2026-11-09 · Source: Build Your Reputation - Day 22

/vaʊtʃ fɔːr/ · 🇻🇳 bảo đảm cho, đứng ra bảo lãnh / chứng nhận cho (ai, cái gì)

Meaning: To say that you know someone or something is good, honest or true, and to put your own reputation behind that statement. If they turn out to be bad, it reflects on you.

Examples:

• I can vouch for her. She's the most reliable engineer I've ever worked with.
• Our first clients came from agents who were willing to vouch for us.
• I've eaten there three times, so I can vouch for the chicken rice.

Notes:

• Used for people (their character or skills) and for things (quality, or that something is true).
• Fits the video's theme: a good reputation is what makes people willing to vouch for you, and every time you vouch for someone else you put your own reputation at stake.
• Common pattern: can / can't vouch for + someone/something. "I can't vouch for that" is a polite way to say "I'm not sure it's true".
• Don't confuse it with a voucher (phiếu, coupon). The two words share a root, but in everyday use a voucher is just a ticket or discount.

Related: guarantee, endorse, stand behind, put in a good word for, give a reference