switch (shifts) with (someone)
idiom
US
: to work someone's shift in exchange for that person working one's shift
He's going to switch (shifts) with me Monday.
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Pixel 10’s New Camera Feature Google looks set to make a switch with its macro photography option for the Pixel 10 family by moving the feature from the ultrawide hardware into the telephoto hardware.
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Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Despite being born in the United States’ northernmost state, Vargas filed a one-time switch with FIFA to represent Mexico, his family’s nation of heritage.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 8 June 2025
Melvin said Saturday Hicks accepted his switch with the right attitude, and the 28-year-old right-hander was philosophical when speaking with reporters.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 18 May 2025
The beat switch with the Eight Mile aesthetic was magical.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 June 2025
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Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Despite being born in the United States’ northernmost state, Vargas filed a one-time switch with FIFA to represent Mexico, his family’s nation of heritage.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 8 June 2025
Melvin said Saturday Hicks accepted his switch with the right attitude, and the 28-year-old right-hander was philosophical when speaking with reporters.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 18 May 2025
The beat switch with the Eight Mile aesthetic was magical.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 June 2025
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“Switch (shifts) with (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch%20%28shifts%29%20with%20%28someone%29. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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