take sb's / sth's place | take the place of sb/sth
to replace sb/sth :
She couldn't attend the meeting so her assistant took her place.
Computers have taken the place of typewriters in most offices.
take sb's / sth's place | take the place of sb/sth
to replace sb/sth :
She couldn't attend the meeting so her assistant took her place.
Computers have taken the place of typewriters in most offices.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005