[American Idioms] Answer the door, Answer to someone and any number of

Answer the door

1. After hearning the door bell or a knock.
2. To go to the door to see who´s there.

• Would you please answer the door? I am busy.
• I wish someone would answer the door. I can not wait all day.

Answer to someone

1. To explain to someone.
2. To justify one´s actions to someone.

• If Tomas cannot behave properly, he´ll have to answer to me.
• The car thief will have to answer to the judge.

Any number of

1. someone or something.
2. a large number.
3. a sufficiently large number.
4. Used when the exact number is not important.

• Any number of people can vouch for my honestly.
• I can give any number of reasons why I should join the army.
• I ate there any number of times and never became ill.

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