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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This was a totally unacceptable answer for Walton, who had befriended the Dead in the mid-1970s during his time playing for the Portland Trailblazers.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2024
Even with Brunson a busted foot, Indiana didn’t have an answer for the 6-foot-2 lefty.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 26 May 2024
Thompson seemingly had an answer for every Century defender thrown at him, finishing with a game-high 25 points, determined to come home with the second win of the season over his school’s arch rival.
—Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
Aledo takes game one from Centennial in pitchers’ duel
Burleson Centennial did not have an answer for Aledo ace Brenlee Gonzales in game one of the Class 5A region one final.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2024
Even with Brunson a busted foot, Indiana didn’t have an answer for the 6-foot-2 lefty.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 26 May 2024
Thompson seemingly had an answer for every Century defender thrown at him, finishing with a game-high 25 points, determined to come home with the second win of the season over his school’s arch rival.
—Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
Aledo takes game one from Centennial in pitchers’ duel
Burleson Centennial did not have an answer for Aledo ace Brenlee Gonzales in game one of the Class 5A region one final.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 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 6 Jun. 2024.
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