answer for something
phrasal verb with answer verb uk/ˈɑːn.sər/ us/ˈæn.sɚ/
对…负责任；因为…而受责罚
to be responsible for something bad, or to be punished for something
I expect parents to answer for their children's behaviour. 我希望父母能对其子女的行为负责。
"Why do you think there's so much violence nowadays?" "Well, violence on television has a lot to answer for (= is the cause of much of it)." “在你看来，为什么现在会有那么多的暴力事件？”“这个嘛，很大程度上要归咎于电视对暴力的宣扬。”