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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First, the Bruins had no answer for Michigan’s interior dominance, Vladislav Goldin dunking on one player after another.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
After all, Biden has the deaths of millions of unborn children to answer for.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
Now the defendants will answer for their conduct in federal court.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
The Kings, a reputable defensive team with Anze Kopitar, one of the better defending centers of his generation, had no answer for Crosby other than relying on the hockey gods.
—Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
After all, Biden has the deaths of millions of unborn children to answer for.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
Now the defendants will answer for their conduct in federal court.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
The Kings, a reputable defensive team with Anze Kopitar, one of the better defending centers of his generation, had no answer for Crosby other than relying on the hockey gods.
—Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
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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 18 Jan. 2025.
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