From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha lot/something/not much etc to be said for (doing) somethinga lot/something/not much etc to be said for (doing) somethingSHOW/BE A SIGN OFused to say that there are a lot of or not many advantages to something There’s a lot to be said for taking a few days off now and then. It was a town with very little to be said for it. → say