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Definition of have a lot to answer for

: to be responsible for many bad things that have happened The company executives have a lot to answer for.

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have a loose screw

have a lot in common

have a lot to answer for

have a low opinion of (something)

have a memory/mind like a sieve

have a mind of one's own

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