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Idioms and Phrases
Explain or justify something to someone, as in If Mary doesn't help us finish this project, she'll have to answer to the boss . This expression was at first used mainly for replying to legal charges. [c. a.d. 950]Example Sentences
Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes said the Scottish government did not believe Trump's "unilateral measures" were "the answer" to economic questions.
"My answer to this has not changed," he told the RBC-Ukraine news agency.
The answer to that, some say, is to allow people to vote using a smart phone app called Diia.
"I want Bruno here because maybe in the lowest moments of our season he…," said Amorim, before tailing off and switching his answer to strike a more positive note.
Logsdon doesn’t have the answer to that, but points to an observation made by one of the scholars in “Free for All.â€
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