stand in for

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Verb

1. (idiomatic, transitive) To replace; to act as a double or substitute for.

   I asked my colleague to stand in for me so I could take the day off.

Translations

• French: remplacer, suppléer
• Italian: sostituire, fare le veci
• Russian: замеща́ть
• Spanish: substituir

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