someone's answer someone

someone's answer someone
(someone's) answer to (someone/something) someone or something that is just as good as a more famous person or thing in the place where it comes from.

The Kennedy clan was America's answer to the royal families of Europe.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • answer to — 1. To give an indication of accepting as one s name 2. To have as one s name (informal) 3. To be accountable to • • • Main Entry: ↑answer * * * answer to (the name of) often humorous be called …   Useful english dictionary

  • answer someone's prayers — to provide what someone hopes or prays for They hoped that God would answer their prayers and restore their son s health. Their prayers were answered when their son s health was restored. • • • Main Entry: ↑answer …   Useful english dictionary

  • someone's answer something — (someone s) answer to (someone/something) someone or something that is just as good as a more famous person or thing in the place where it comes from. The Kennedy clan was America s answer to the royal families of Europe …   New idioms dictionary

  • answer someone — (someone s) answer to (someone/something) someone or something that is just as good as a more famous person or thing in the place where it comes from. The Kennedy clan was America s answer to the royal families of Europe …   New idioms dictionary

  • someone's answer — (someone s) answer to (someone/something) someone or something that is just as good as a more famous person or thing in the place where it comes from. The Kennedy clan was America s answer to the royal families of Europe …   New idioms dictionary

  • answer something — (someone s) answer to (someone/something) someone or something that is just as good as a more famous person or thing in the place where it comes from. The Kennedy clan was America s answer to the royal families of Europe …   New idioms dictionary

  • answer — (someone s) answer to (someone/something) someone or something that is just as good as a more famous person or thing in the place where it comes from. The Kennedy clan was America s answer to the royal families of Europe …   New idioms dictionary

  • answer to someone — answer to (someone) to be responsible to someone else. If you own your own company, you do not have to answer to stockholders …   New idioms dictionary

  • answer to — (someone) to be responsible to someone else. If you own your own company, you do not have to answer to stockholders …   New idioms dictionary

  • answer the description of — phrase to look like the person or thing described Police arrested a man answering her description of the attacker. Thesaurus: to look the same as, or similar to, someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: answer * * * correspond to a description,… …   Useful english dictionary

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