"have to say for oneself" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: has to say for oneself [present, singular, third-person], having to say for oneself [participle, present], had to say for oneself [participle, past], had to say for oneself [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> to say for oneself}} 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)
  1. Used with other words to show that someone lacks an explanation for what he or she is doing or has done.
    Sense id: en-have_to_say_for_oneself-en-verb-Dw26QEA1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "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.",
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