have something, nothing, etc. to say for yourself

have nothing to say for (oneself)

1. To be unable to defend or explain one's behavior. I confronted Tommy about breaking the vase, and he had nothing to say for himself.

2. To struggle in conversing with others. That guy is a real dullard—he has nothing to say for himself.

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, 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, nothing, etc. to say for yourself
释义	have something, nothing, etc. to say for yourself have nothing to say for (oneself) 1. To be unable to defend or explain one's behavior. I confronted Tommy about breaking the vase, and he had nothing to say for himself. 2. To struggle in conversing with others. That guy is a real dullard—he has nothing to say for himself. See also: have, nothing, say 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, 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 nothing to say for (oneself) have something to say for yourself have something/anything 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 confession
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