- say for
- • say for someone
to say in support of someone
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There’s not much I can say for him.
English-Russian mini useful dictionary. 2014.
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say for oneself — phrasal : to offer as an excuse or justification what have you got to say for yourself … Useful english dictionary
have something to say for yourself — have something/a lot/nothing/etc to say for yourself phrase to be fairly/very/not at all keen to talk, especially about yourself and your reasons for doing something He didn’t have a lot to say for himself. She’s always got far too much to say… … Useful english dictionary
have nothing to say for yourself — have something/a lot/nothing/etc to say for yourself phrase to be fairly/very/not at all keen to talk, especially about yourself and your reasons for doing something He didn’t have a lot to say for himself. She’s always got far too much to say… … Useful english dictionary
have something/nothing/much etc. to say for yourself — have something/nothing/much (etc.) to say for yourself : to be able or unable to say something that explains what you are doing, have done, etc. I asked him about school, but he didn t have much to say for himself. Your teacher says you were… … Useful english dictionary
have something/nothing/much to say for yourself — have something/nothing/much (etc.) to say for yourself : to be able or unable to say something that explains what you are doing, have done, etc. I asked him about school, but he didn t have much to say for himself. Your teacher says you were… … Useful english dictionary
have a lot to say for yourself — have something/a lot/nothing/etc to say for yourself phrase to be fairly/very/not at all keen to talk, especially about yourself and your reasons for doing something He didn’t have a lot to say for himself. She’s always got far too much to say… … Useful english dictionary
what have you got to say for yourself? — spoken phrase used for asking someone what explanation or excuse they have for their bad behaviour Thesaurus: ways of asking questions and making requestshyponym to ask a question or questionssynonym Main entry: say … Useful english dictionary
not have a good word to say for somebody — not have a good word to ˈsay for sb/sth idiom (informal) to never say anything good about sb/sth • Nobody had a good word to say about him. Main entry: ↑wordidiom … Useful english dictionary
not have a good word to say for something — not have a good word to ˈsay for sb/sth idiom (informal) to never say anything good about sb/sth • Nobody had a good word to say about him. Main entry: ↑wordidiom … Useful english dictionary
nothing to say for oneself — 1. No defence of oneself to offer 2. No small talk • • • Main Entry: ↑say … Useful english dictionary
have something to say for oneself — contribute to a conversation or discussion, esp. as an explanation for one s behavior or actions haven t you anything to say for yourself? … Useful english dictionary
