answer for so meaning

• [American slang]
  1. Lit. to speak for another person.
    I can't answer for Chuck, but I do have my own opinion.
    I will answer for my friend in his absence.
  2. Fig. to vouch for someone; to tell of the goodness of someone's character.
    Mr. Jones, who had known the girl all her life, answered for her. He knew she was innocent.
    I will answer for Ted. He could not hurt a f lea.

• You have held the answers for so long.
• "I feel that the honest answer for so many of these issues is unanswerable, " says Tompkins, leaving his visitor unsatisfied _ and apologizing for it.
• But analysts caution that U . S . Steel, no matter how much money it has, would be unlikely to buy the assets of another U . S . steelmaker until there is an answer for so-called " legacy " costs _ pension and health care costs for former employees at bankrupt steel companies.
• Salem Communications Corporation s Director of Spoken Word Format Phil Boyce explains the reason for the rebranding :  This station will truly be an answer for so many things going on in the Metroplex and the world, with smart hosts who know how to help you understand all of those things, not to mention great news, traffic, weather, and information .