answer for something

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ˈanswer for sth derived
1. to accept responsibility or blame for sth
•You will have to answer for your behaviour one day.
•This government has a lot to answer for (= is responsible for a lot of bad things).
2. to promise that sb has a particular quality or can be relied on to do sth
•I can answer for her honesty.
•Anne says she can answer for his ability to do the job well.
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