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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Columbus struggled from the field in the first half and just didn’t have an answer for the Tatum fast break.
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
Columbus struggled from the field in the first half and just didn’t have an answer for the Tatum fast break.
—Charles Baggarly and, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2025
Politicians in England and South Africa have also called for action, but there is seemingly no answer for cricket’s thorniest issue.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Jair Bolsonaro was made to answer for trying to overturn an election.
—Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 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 14 Mar. 2025.
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