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step in

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En español: reemplazar, substituir, intervenir, tomar cartas en el asunto

  1. To act as a replacement or substitute. (intransitive)
  2. To get involved; to act. (intransitive)
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“Well, I’ve a conscience, sir, and when I chanced to see you go into this house, as I came hobbling after you, I thought to myself, I’ll just step in and see that kind gentleman, and tell him that if I was a bit gruff in my manner there was not any harm meant, and that I am much obliged to him for picking up my books.”
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 7 · C1
Finally, when he read in the reports of the failure of this agent, he would step in himself with a master touch.
The Valley of Fear, p. 102 · C1
It was instantly opened by a bright-looking, clean-shaven young fellow, who asked him to step in.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 19 · B2
“Perhaps you would care to step in, sir, and see his brother, Colonel Valentine?”
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 17 · B2

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