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step into the breach
step into the breach
synonyms
understudy
hold the fort
take the place of
replace
fill someone's boots
fill someone's shoes
substitute for
take over from
sub for
fill in for
stand in for
relieve
cover for
sit in for
pinch-hit for
deputize for
act for
act in place of
be a substitute for
be a locum for
deputize
act as deputy
act as stand-in for
take over
substitute
step into someone's shoes
speak on behalf of
act as substitute
cover
do duty
represent
stand in
act on behalf of
do a locum
do a locum for
sit in
act as substitute for
do duty for
fill in
act as stand-in
pinch-hit
step into someone's boots
supplant
take someone's place
succeed
sub
supersede
come after
oust
do something in someone's place
step into the breach
definitions
verb
To do a task that one is not ordinarily expected to do because there is no one else to do it.