to fill in for sb

  • 1fill in for someone — fill in (for (someone)) to do someone else s job temporarily. He discovered his love of acting when he filled in for a sick friend in a college play …

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  • 2fill in for — fill in (for (someone)) to do someone else s job temporarily. He discovered his love of acting when he filled in for a sick friend in a college play …

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  • 3fill in (for somebody) — ˌfill ˈin (for sb) derived to do sb s job for a short time while they are not there Main entry: ↑fillderived …

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  • 4fill in for — index displace (replace), replace Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 5fill in for me — do my job, do my work    Will you fill in for me while I m away? Just answer my phone …

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  • 6fill|er — «FIHL uhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that fills. 2. a thing put in to fill something. A pad of paper for a notebook is a filler. 3. a) a liquid or paste used to coat the pores or cracks of a surface, especially wood, before applying paint,… …

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  • 7fill in — {v.} 1. To write words needed in blanks; put in; fill. * /You should fill in all the blanks on an application for a job./ 2. {informal} To tell what you should know. * /The new boy didn t know the rules so Bob filled him in./ * /The teacher… …

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  • 8fill in — {v.} 1. To write words needed in blanks; put in; fill. * /You should fill in all the blanks on an application for a job./ 2. {informal} To tell what you should know. * /The new boy didn t know the rules so Bob filled him in./ * /The teacher… …

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  • 9fill in — (for (someone)) to do someone else s job temporarily. He discovered his love of acting when he filled in for a sick friend in a college play …

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  • 10fill — fill1 W1S1 [fıl] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(become/make full)¦ 2¦(large thing/number)¦ 3¦(sound/smell/light)¦ 4¦(emotions)¦ 5¦(provide something)¦ 6¦(spend time)¦ 7¦(perform a job)¦ 8¦(crack/hole)¦ 9 fill yourself (up)/fill your face …

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