in something's place

in something's place
in place of sb/sth | in sb's/sth's ˈplace idiom
instead of sb/sth

You can use milk in place of cream in this recipe.

He was unable to come to the ceremony, but he sent his son to accept the award in his place.

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Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • place — [[t]ple͟ɪs[/t]] ♦ places, placing, placed 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A place is any point, building, area, town, or country. ...Temple Mount, the place where the Temple actually stood. ...a list of museums and places of interest... We re going to… …   English dictionary

  • place — 1 (C) PLACE, POSITION, OR AREA 1 POINT/POSITION a) any area, point, or position in space: This is the place where the accident happened. | Make sure you keep it in a safe place. | We kept moving from place to place. | The whole place was covered… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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