answering for
Taking the blame
Answering for means taking responsibility or being held accountable for something, often something negative.
If you answer for your actions, you face the consequences or explain yourself to someone in authority.
The phrase implies culpability: You'll have to answer for the damage you caused.
It can also mean vouching for someone or something: I can't answer for his behavior, but I trust him.
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- moral obligationEthics-based required action
- judgeOne who decides
- culpabilityDeserving blame for wrongdoing
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
taking responsibility · intercession · defense · championing · on behalf of · stewardship · liability · facing the music · witness · bearing witness · justification · answerability · vouching · proxy · jury · restitution · trustworthiness · verdict
answering forpassing the buck
Transferring responsibility to others
disowning · deflecting · washing one's hands of · wriggling out of · disclaiming
answer, answering, answers, answered, answerable, unanswerable, unanswered