answer for (someone)
idiom
: to say what someone else thinks : to give the opinion of (someone else)
I like the proposal myself, but I can't answer for my boss.
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Four were from the Bundesliga but none had an answer for Arminia’s waspish pressing, their lightning-quick counter attacks, and their coaching staff’s exhaustive preparation and tactical dexterity.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Mehdizadeh and the designers Adam Charlap Hyman and Andre Herrero — who work in both architecture and interior design and recently designed the 2024 New York Fashion Week dinner for Thom Browne — had an answer for that too: a circular office.
—Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
With the new feature on Google that summarizes the answer for your search, marketing professionals are now required to optimize their SEO for both Google Search and its AI algorithm to increase visibility.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
The head coach usually responds with that answer for questions about the starting lineup.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Mehdizadeh and the designers Adam Charlap Hyman and Andre Herrero — who work in both architecture and interior design and recently designed the 2024 New York Fashion Week dinner for Thom Browne — had an answer for that too: a circular office.
—Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
With the new feature on Google that summarizes the answer for your search, marketing professionals are now required to optimize their SEO for both Google Search and its AI algorithm to increase visibility.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
The head coach usually responds with that answer for questions about the starting lineup.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
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“Answer for (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/answer%20for%20%28someone%29. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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