answer for sb/sth
— phrasal verb with answer uk/ˈɑːn.sər/us/ˈæn.sɚ/verb
If you say that you can answer for someone or for a quality that they have, you mean that you know from experience that they can be trusted, or that they have that quality:
I can certainly answer for her professionalism, and whole-heartedly recommend her to any employer.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Duty, obligation and responsibility
- accountable
- answer for sth
- answer to sb
- answerable
- baby
- brother
- commitment
- fail
- I am not my brother's keeper idiom
- in the hot seat idiom
- incharge
- it's your own lookout idiom
- job
- portfolio
- responsible
- risk
- saddle sb with sth
- social contract
- stick
- stick sb with sth
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