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pinch-hit
pinch-hit
(American) to do something for someone because they are suddenly unable to do it (often + for ) He was pinch-hitting for one of the regular TV sportscasters, and was a great success.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| ÙIsdean | | - | Scottish |
| Nicu | | - | Romanian |
| OctÁVio | | - | Portuguese |
| Ronen | | - | Hebrew |
| Merv | | MURV | English |
| Maksim | | mahk-SEEM (Russian) | Russian, Belarusian, Macedonian, Ukrainian |