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stand in for
Idioms and Phrases
Substitute for, as in He's kindly agreed to stand in for me at the reception . [Early 1900s]Example Sentences
“So I’m going to ask Nick here to stand in for all of L.A. and I’m going to give L.A. a big hug. I love you L.A. You are going to be OK. Remember that you are strong and super and you can do hard things. Yes, you can.â€
However, the past decade has seen cities across the country stand in for other places - something Ray Tallan, the head of film at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, suggests is down to architecture cities like Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Kemi Badenoch chose not to appoint a deputy when she assembled her frontbench team, so it wasn’t clear who would stand in for her.
Casting back on their memories of first seeing the film, Bullock recalled a viewing during postproduction and being struck by the use of storyboard drawings to stand in for unfinished shots — and did not realize that that was not how it would actually look in the final movie.
She said she has also emailed and offered her services as a Nessa stand in for the show - but hasn't heard back yet.
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