answer for vs get on to

answer for

verb
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see answer, for. 

  • To be held responsible for; to take the blame for something. 

  • To vouch for (someone); to attest to the character of (someone). 

  • To guarantee. 

get on to

verb
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get on, to. 

  • To contact (someone) in order to raise or discuss a certain matter. 

  • To progress to; to start working on. 

How often have the words answer for and get on to occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )