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.

Examples of answer for (someone) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Bennett talks about head coach Michael Malone’s reluctance to rely on youth when the team needed an answer for the unrelenting T-Wolves. —

Aaron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post, 28 May 2024 The Enquirer's Just Askin' series aims to answer the questions that no one seems to have an answer for, not even Google. —

Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 19 May 2024 This was a totally unacceptable answer for Walton, who had befriended the Dead in the mid-1970s during his time playing for the Portland Trailblazers. —

George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2024 Even with Brunson a busted foot, Indiana didn’t have an answer for the 6-foot-2 lefty. —

Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 26 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for answer for (someone)

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