Answering for somebody
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to be responsible for something bad, or to be punished for something:
Answering for somebody meaning & definition 1 of Answering for somebody.
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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:
Answering for somebody meaning & definition 2 of Answering for somebody.
