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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Ultimately, there isn't a clear answer for pet owners because eclipses happen so infrequently. —Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2024

While there is no one clear answer for Tesla’s struggles, several factors appear to be contributing to the downturn. —Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024

The Enquirer's Just Askin' series aims to answer the questions that no one seems to have an answer for, not even Google. —Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2024

But if a clash over net worth comes down to numbers in bank accounts, the Republicans will have the bigger figures to answer for. To call Mr. Moreno a former auto dealer, for instance, is to miss the scale of his business and investment fortune. —Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024

Mortgage lenders have enough to answer for without saddling them with a charge that is wholly bogus. —Jack Guttentag, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024

Vinson Cunningham’s new novel takes the reader back to a time when many thought the nation’s first Black president had an answer for every American ailment. —Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2024

There isn't a one-size-fits-all answer for a single best food, because everyone is different, nutrition experts stress. —Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024

Israel has no immediate answer for such weapons, which allow for more precise line-of-sight targeting, fly low to the ground and hit targets in seconds and without warning. —Isabel Kershner Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024