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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Animation: Vulture Players to Achieve a Perfect Grid Just over 100 of you earned a score of 2,700, which requires finding the rarest answer for all nine squares.
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Josiah Whitfield, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
Milwaukee has no clear answer for those matchups right now.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Guarding Zion Williamson The Kings had no answer for Zion Williamson in Saturday’s win over the Pelicans.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 12 Feb. 2025
The Warriors had no answer for Damian Lillard, who scored 38 on 12-for-20 shooting, but nevertheless closed out the Giannis Antetokounmpo-less Bucks by taking control of the fourth quarter in a 125-111 win.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
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Josiah Whitfield, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
Milwaukee has no clear answer for those matchups right now.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Guarding Zion Williamson The Kings had no answer for Zion Williamson in Saturday’s win over the Pelicans.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 12 Feb. 2025
The Warriors had no answer for Damian Lillard, who scored 38 on 12-for-20 shooting, but nevertheless closed out the Giannis Antetokounmpo-less Bucks by taking control of the fourth quarter in a 125-111 win.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 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 6 Mar. 2025.
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