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Answer back phrasal verb
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Meaning: To reply rudely to someone in authority
(Separable [obligatory] | International English)
» Example: Her mother was shocked when she started ANSWERING her BACK and refusing to help.
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Meaning: To reply rudely to someone in authority
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Answer for phrasal verb
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Meaning: Be held responsible for a problem
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: The government should be made to ANSWER FOR their failure to sort out the problem. -
Meaning: Speak on behalf of someone or from knowing them
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: I can ANSWER FOR my partner because I know her position on this issue.
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Meaning: Be held responsible for a problem