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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The buying boom early in the pandemic is one answer for why so many people aren’t paying the going rate.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 13 July 2024
But that's a massive intelligence failure that somebody's going to have to answer for at some point.
—Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
An answer for a growing number of Black people to this issue is to grow their own fare.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 6 July 2024
The problem is there's no right answer for every family.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 13 July 2024
But that's a massive intelligence failure that somebody's going to have to answer for at some point.
—Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
An answer for a growing number of Black people to this issue is to grow their own fare.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 6 July 2024
The problem is there's no right answer for every family.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
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 27 Jul. 2024.
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