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The phrase "answer a little" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when asking someone to provide a brief or limited response to a question or topic.
Example: "Could you answer a little about your experience with the project?"
Alternatives: "respond briefly" or "give a short answer".
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(The answer: a little less than 17 gallons).
"He may have to tweak that answer a little bit".
The answer: a little less than three and a half minutes.
Curiously, Hitch-hiker's Guide to Europe had told of visitors to the UK searching for family roots finding "the answer a little disappointing" – after travelling around the world in search of "the solution to the most puzzling question of all".
"You have to unpick that answer a little bit.
Answer: a little bit more than you really want to.
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But thank you for answering a little boy's prayers.
Asked what Ms. Smith has given up for farming, she answered a little too quickly: "Her sanity".
The Spurs manager did not really have any answers, a little like his team.
The scientist answered a little grudgingly, then asked, "Any other gas questions?" After the lectures, the younger scientists put on a Coldplay CD and drank beer.
When I asked him what he regarded as his strengths, he answered, a little uneasily, "I have some deep wells, places I can go.
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