sit in for

sit in for
To substitute; to take somebodys place.

Can you sit in for him while hes gone?


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  • sit in for someone — sit in (for (someone)) to do someone s job or fulfill a responsibility for them. The vice president will sit in for the president at today s meeting. Their drummer was sick so they asked if I could sit in …   New idioms dictionary

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  • sit up for — (Roget s IV) Syn. wait up for, stay up for, wait for; see wait 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • sit up for — {v. phr.} To wait until after the usual bedtime for someone s return. * /Mrs. Smith always sits up for her two daughters, no matter how late it is./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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