How to insert arguments at a placeholder position in a command?

Question

When I run npm test, the following script is executed:

node $(npm bin)/jest --no-cache --runInBand

I can pass arguments to an npm script using --. The following:

npm test -- --inspect-brk

Would actually run:

node $(npm bin)/jest --no-cache --runInBand --inspect-brk

But I want to insert --inspect-brk in the middle of the command, not at the end of it. Instead I would like:

node --inspect-brk $(npm bin)/jest --no-cache --runInBand

Which means I need some kind of placeholder. Something like:

node {passed in args} $(npm bin)/jest --no-cache --runInBand

How can I achieve this?

Cheers!