have something/anything to say for (oneself)

1. To be able to explain or defend one's actions. I told you not to throw the ball in the house, and now, the vase is broken. Do you have anything to say for yourself?

2. To be able to converse with others. That guy is a real dullard—he doesn't have anything to say for himself.

See also: anything, have, say, something

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

have something (or nothing) to say for yourself

contribute (or fail to contribute) to a conversation or discussion.

have something, nothing, etc. to ˈsay for yourself

1 be able/unable to explain your actions: I’ve asked him what he was doing here in the middle of the night, but he’s got nothing to say for himself.
2 be able/unable to hold a conversation or express your opinions: She seems very nice but she doesn’t have much to say for herself.

词组	have something/anything to say for (oneself)
释义	have something/anything to say for (oneself) have something/anything to say for (oneself) 1. To be able to explain or defend one's actions. I told you not to throw the ball in the house, and now, the vase is broken. Do you have anything to say for yourself? 2. To be able to converse with others. That guy is a real dullard—he doesn't have anything to say for himself. See also: anything, have, say, something Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. have something (or nothing) to say for yourself contribute (or fail to contribute) to a conversation or discussion. See also: have, say, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary have something, nothing, etc. to ˈsay for yourself 1 be able/unable to explain your actions: I’ve asked him what he was doing here in the middle of the night, but he’s got nothing to say for himself. 2 be able/unable to hold a conversation or express your opinions: She seems very nice but she doesn’t have much to say for herself. See also: have, say Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: have something to say for yourself have something, nothing, etc. to say for yourself have nothing to say for (oneself) hid hide (one's) face hide one's face hide (one's) head hide face in shame hide (one's) face in shame freak out over (something)
随便看	gnaw on (someone or something) gnomes of Zurich go go a-begging go a bit far go aboard go a bomb go about go about (doing something) go about (one's) business go about to (do something) go about with go about with (someone) go about your business go about your work go above go above and beyond go above and beyond duty go above and beyond (one's) duty go above and beyond the call of duty compare (someone or something) to (someone or something) compare (someone or something) with (someone or something) compare to compare with comparison