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Definition be for someone to do something in British English

be for someone to do something phrase

phrase
1

to be someone's right, responsibility, or duty to do something

Example

It's not for me to decide whether you should leave your job.

Example

She wouldn't tell me; she said it was for me to figure out.

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Definition be for someone to do something in British English