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
BrÁS	-	Portuguese
Danna	-	English
Brandee	BRAN-dee	English
Link	[liŋk]
Jari	YAH-ree	Finnish
Ksenija	-	Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene