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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To many progressives, his style of politics—principled, pocketbook-focused, and online—was an electrifying answer for a moribund party.
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Mark Chiusano, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
The Rays have been looking for a long-term solution at catcher, and Janek, a first-round pick last year out of Sam Houston, could end up being the answer for them.
—Jim Bowden, New York Times, 9 July 2025
There's no easy answer for why Jack commits suicide in A Star Is Born.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 8 July 2025
The answer for some, of course, will be out of state or at a private school; the humanities will continue to be protected in the Ivy League or at the University of Chicago.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
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Mark Chiusano, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
The Rays have been looking for a long-term solution at catcher, and Janek, a first-round pick last year out of Sam Houston, could end up being the answer for them.
—Jim Bowden, New York Times, 9 July 2025
There's no easy answer for why Jack commits suicide in A Star Is Born.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 8 July 2025
The answer for some, of course, will be out of state or at a private school; the humanities will continue to be protected in the Ivy League or at the University of Chicago.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 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 31 Oct. 2025.
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