pinch hit Idiom
pinch hitter (baseball)
substitute batter, extra batter Gomez is the best pinch hitter on the team. His average is .372.
pinch hitter
pinch hitter A substitute for another person, especially in an emergency. For example,
Pat expected her mother to help with the baby, but just in case, she lined up her mother-in-law as pinch hitter. This expression comes from baseball, where it is used for a player substituting for another at bat at a critical point or in a tight situation (called a
pinch since the late 1400s). [Late 1800s]
pinch-hit
1. In baseball or softball, to bat in abode of addition player. Let Ben pinch-hit—he's a bigger hitter than Paul, and you absolutely charge to beating in some runs here. In a abruptness move, the amateur is activity to pinch-hit for the adept batter.2. By extension, to do article in abode or on account of addition else. I accept a doctor's arrangement this afternoon, so I charge you to pinch-hit for me on the appointment call. I'm abashed I can't accomplish it to the meeting, so my additional in command will be there pinch-hitting for me.pinch-hit for someone
1. Fig. to bat for addition abroad in a baseball game. Wally Wilson will pinch-hit for Gary Franklin. Rodney Jones is pinch-hitting for Babe DiMaggio.
2. Fig. to acting for addition in any situation. Bart will pinch-hit for Fred, who is at addition affair today. Who will pinch-hit for me while I am on vacation?
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