plump for

phrasal verb·1 sense·particle for

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Meanings

1

Choose someone or something after careful thought

Choosingrarebritish Englishinformal

Mainly British and informal.

Why “for”? A person chooses one option.

“After comparing the routes, we plumped for the shorter one.”
After comparing the routes, we chose the shorter route.
“The judges plumped for Maya's design.”
The judges chose Maya's design after considering the options.

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