same as fill
to add information such as your name or address in the empty spaces on an official document
to do someone’s job for them while they are away
to give someone details about something
After his `Very satisfactory" and a ring for beer, he asked for a verbatim fill-in.
Did Sam fill you in about the new project?
Fill in the missing words.
He just didn't talk to fill in empty space like most people do.
He's never seen the real outside, and you have to fill in the gaps somehow.
I am occasionally allowed fill-in weeks of teaching at his father's school, but I like the man none the more.
I spent over two hours filling in the application form.
I’m filling in for the receptionist at the moment.
Jesus,' said Bill, who'd been helping fill in Chrissie's profile.
My secretary will fill you in on the details.
Not part of the usual role-playing group, he had been invited along as a last-minute, fill-in replacement for a ticket-paying no-show.
Please fill in your name and address in the space provided.
The canal is now disused and partly filled in.
Then you can afford to buy a really good ten-year memory to fill in your own vacuum.
We know roughly how the system works, but Brian is here to fill in the blanks.
fills in
filling in
filled in
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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