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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Congratulations — not only on your graduation, but for having the right answer for the use of an announcement.
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
There is, of course, no data that could attempt an answer for that.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
There is, of course, no data that could attempt an answer for that.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
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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 29 May. 2024.
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