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- have a lot to answer for
have a lot to answer for
have a lot to answer for
to have much of the responsibility for a situation The owners forced a strike, but the workers have a lot to answer for, too.
Related vocabulary: answer for somethinghave a lot to answer for
to be the main cause of a problem or an unpleasant situation People who sell drugs to kids have a lot to answer for.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Nichole | | ni-KOL | English |
| Storm | | STORM (English) | English (Modern), Danish, Norwegian |
| Quincey | | KWINT-see | English (Rare) |
| Godafrid | | - | Ancient Germanic |
| Pryderi | | - | Welsh, Welsh Mythology |
| Bedivere | | - | Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance |