Idiom
sit in for
Meaning
To substitute; to take somebody's place.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Can you sit in for me during the meeting?”
“My manager is sick today, so I have to sit in for her at the conference.”
“Since the lead negotiator was delayed by the storm, his deputy had to sit in for him to ensure the contract was signed on time.”
Examples
simple
“Can you sit in for me during the meeting?”
contextual
“My manager is sick today, so I have to sit in for her at the conference.”
complex
“Since the lead negotiator was delayed by the storm, his deputy had to sit in for him to ensure the contract was signed on time.”
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