| 词组 | answer for |
| 释义 | answer for 1. answer for sth not passive if you have to answer for something bad that you have done or that has happened you are responsible for it and have to be punished for it if necessary have to/must answer for sth ▪ One day the general will have to answer for his crimes in a court of law. ▪ A manager has to answer for the team's performance - if they do badly, he's likely to be out of a job. 2. have a lot/a great deal etc to answer for to be responsible for causing a lot of trouble: ▪ The last government has a lot to answer for. ▪ I think that television has a great deal to answer for 3. I can answer for sb/sth spoken used to say that you are sure that someone can definitely be trusted to do something, or that someone definitely has a particular quality: ▪ I'm sure Jo will come. I can't answer for the others though. ▪ I can't answer for his abilities as a teacher. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑vouch for |
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