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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Continue reading … -- POLITICS 'STILL LYING' – Jill Biden should have to answer for 'cover up' of former president's decline, White House says. FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025 Meanwhile, Spotify only took down the song following public pressure but has yet to answer for allowing major podcasts to platform Holocaust deniers and amplify virulent antisemites. Jonathan A. Greenblatt, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025 Everyone’s got an answer for why Treasury yields have jumped recently. John Tamny, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025 But in Indiana’s 114-109 win in Game 2, nobody on the Knicks, including Anunoby, had an answer for Siakam. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for answer for (someone)

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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 6 Jun. 2025.

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