stand in for
Intermédiaire (B1) neutral
To do someone's job for them while they are away.
"Can you stand in for me at the meeting on Thursday? I have a doctor's appointment."
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Animals & Shapeshifters: Crash Course Latin American Literature #10
CrashCourse · 2:10
See how the big fish stand in for the colonizers
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Every Frame a Painting · 4:56
a bunch of anonymous buildings that can stand in for anywhere else.