Can we use borrow as I have in the above sentence in a sense like;
He borrowed (from someone for) me some money.
I wonder if there was a better way of expressing the idea that I am meant to.
Clarification: borrow there is not mistakenly used instead of lend.
Best Answer
Yes, in the proper context, that is grammatical. It would mean that he borrowed money on your behalf. It is colloquial, not formal. The use of such 'ethical dative' constructions is regional.
P.S. I think from some of the comments below that a few visitors to the site are concerned that I've given you a bum steer, some bad advice. You're not using the word borrow as some uneducated speakers do who use it in a non-standard manner, as if it meant "lend". An example from Nelson Algren's novel The Man with the Golden Arm:
Don't use it that way, or people will think you flunked out of school.
Neither a borrower nor a borrower be.
--Polonius