pinch-hit for

pinch-hit for someone

1. Fig. to bat for someone else in a baseball game. Wally Wilson will pinch-hit for Gary Franklin. Rodney Jones is pinch-hitting for Babe DiMaggio.

2. Fig. to substitute for someone in any situation. Bart will pinch-hit for Fred, who is at another meeting today. Who will pinch-hit for me while I am on vacation?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Paul	[pɔ:l]
Aminta	-	Literature
Heleentje	hay-LAY:N-tyə	Dutch
Alonzo	-	Italian
Verna	VUR-nə	English
Yiannis	-	Greek