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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Nacua had 11 catches for 143 yards and one rushing touchdown by the two-minute warning of the fourth quarter and the Bills had no answer for the second-year star receiver.
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Tim Graham, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
The Knicks had no answer for Cade Cunningham, who was on the verge of a first-half triple double and finished the game with 29 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
There’s no wrong answer for dessert Pretty much every dessert at Christkindlmarkt is some geometric arrangement of dough, sugar and cinnamon.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Nov. 2024
The Chargers had no answer for the backfield duo of Derrick Henry and Justice Hill, while Lamar Jackson was efficient and didn’t unnecessarily force anything despite Baltimore trailing by 10 early in the second quarter.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
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Tim Graham, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
The Knicks had no answer for Cade Cunningham, who was on the verge of a first-half triple double and finished the game with 29 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
There’s no wrong answer for dessert Pretty much every dessert at Christkindlmarkt is some geometric arrangement of dough, sugar and cinnamon.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Nov. 2024
The Chargers had no answer for the backfield duo of Derrick Henry and Justice Hill, while Lamar Jackson was efficient and didn’t unnecessarily force anything despite Baltimore trailing by 10 early in the second quarter.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 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 21 Dec. 2024.
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