owe it to

idiom

: to have a duty to (someone to do something)

We owe it to the veterans to build a memorial.

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With the star duo of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving lethal as ever, the Mavericks owe it to themselves to push the chips all the way in. —

Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024 The Panthers owe it to themselves to evaluate Young for a long stretch in a system much more dynamic than last year’s hodgepodge while playing behind a competent offensive line. —

Joseph Person, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024 The data is easily accessible, and homebuyers owe it to themselves to take it seriously. —

Daryl Fairweather, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 But once they have been elected, federal, state and local officials owe it to kids, their parents and their neighbors to fight this most invisible of all hazards. —

Maggie Fox, Scientific American, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for owe it to