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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With them, Hwang is both leaving the statement open-ended for viewers to answer for themselves, as well as giving his own answer with Squid Game itself: Humans are susceptible to corruption, to greed, to vengeance.
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Kayti Burt, Time, 27 June 2025
Abrego Garcia will now return to the United States to answer for his crimes and meet the full force of American justice.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Continue reading … -- POLITICS 'STILL LYING' – Jill Biden should have to answer for 'cover up' of former president's decline, White House says.
—FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
Meanwhile, Spotify only took down the song following public pressure but has yet to answer for allowing major podcasts to platform Holocaust deniers and amplify virulent antisemites.
—Jonathan A. Greenblatt, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025
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Kayti Burt, Time, 27 June 2025
Abrego Garcia will now return to the United States to answer for his crimes and meet the full force of American justice.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Continue reading … -- POLITICS 'STILL LYING' – Jill Biden should have to answer for 'cover up' of former president's decline, White House says.
—FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
Meanwhile, Spotify only took down the song following public pressure but has yet to answer for allowing major podcasts to platform Holocaust deniers and amplify virulent antisemites.
—Jonathan A. Greenblatt, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 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 30 Jun. 2025.
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