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Idioms and Phrases

Also, in lieu of ; in place of ; in someone's stead . In substitution for, rather than. For example, She wore a dress instead of slacks , or They had a soprano in lieu of a tenor , or In place of soft drinks they served fruit juice , or The chairman spoke in her stead . Instead of dates from about 1200; in lieu of , which borrows lieu , meaning “place,” from French, dates from the late 1200s; in place of dates from the 1500s; and in someone's stead from the 1200s. Also see under in someone's shoes .

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“Democrats believe instead of cutting Medicaid, we need to expand Medicare,” he said.

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“Instead of dismantling education, at a time where the world is competing based on knowledge, that we need to fundamentally invest in preschool, K–12, and college.”

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I drove over to Scranton, Pennsylvania, for a civics fair that local Democratic groups had decided to put on instead of a town hall.

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The changes, which came into effect in April, means house buyers now pay the tax on properties over £125,000, instead of over £250,000, as was the case previously.

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“That really requires acting,” Pointer told The Times, “because instead of having known him for 43 years, I have to pretend — and so does he — that we haven’t seen each other since we were 18.”

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