in someone's stead
see in someone's shoes; instead of.
QUIZZES
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We’ve gathered some interesting words donated to English from Portuguese … as well as some that just don’t translate at all. Do you know what they mean?
Question 1 of 11
Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Words nearby in someone's stead
in someone's bad graces, in someone's face, in someone's good graces, in someone's hair, in someone's shoes, in someone's stead, insomnia, insomniac, insomnolence, insomuch, insomuch as
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
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