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stand in(verb, phrasal verb, substitute, replace)
2
change places with
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locum tenens(replacement, alternative, alternate, backup)
2
second string
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stand in for(verb, idiom)
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stunt man(noun, idiom, person)
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dernier ressort(replacement, alternative, alternate, backup)
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fill in for
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ghost writer(replacement, alternative, alternate, backup)
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next best thing
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second fiddle(noun, idiom, player)
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second in command
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swap places with
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temporary expedient(replacement, alternative, alternate, backup)
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walk-on part(noun, idiom, part)
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back seat
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emergency understudy
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low man on totem pole(idiom, reserves)
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role player
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second banana
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