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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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 Presidential historian Tim Naftali suggested on CNN that Biden’s close advisers and family owe it to the country to talk him into taking a tough decision to consider stepping aside. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024 But leaders in Caracas and Washington owe it to Venezuelans to try. Francisco Rodríguez, Foreign Affairs, 1 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for owe it to 

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“Owe it to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/owe%20it%20to. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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