have to say for oneself
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[edit]Verb
[edit]have to say for oneself (third-person singular simple present has to say for oneself, present participle having to say for oneself, simple past and past participle had to say for oneself)
- Used with other words to show that someone lacks an explanation for what he or she is doing or has done.
- Your teacher told me that you vandalized a library book today. I am very disappointed in you. What do you have to say for yourself? Now I don't know if I can trust you around library books.