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
Dareia	-	Late Greek
Benas	-	Lithuanian
Carlisa	kar-LEE-sə	English (Rare)
Katar	-	Armenian
Zuri	-	Eastern African, Swahili
Alecto	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)