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	Pronounced	Usage
UgnĖ	-	Lithuanian
Dermot	-	Irish
ÉVariste	e-var-EEST	French
Yori	yo-ṙee	Japanese
Atalyah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Madhav	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Nepali