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answer to

To justify oneself to.
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You're going to have to answer to all of these charges to my satisfaction.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'answer to':

answer toUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see answer,‎ to.
answer toTo be accountable or responsible to; to account to; to report to.
answer toTo respond to; to treat as one's own name.
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