owe someone one

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owe someone one (third-person singular simple present owes someone one, present participle owing someone one, simple past and past participle owed someone one)

  1. To be indebted to someone.
    • 2010, Ed Fralian, Wrong Place Wrong Time, →ISBN, page 228:
      You still owe me one as far as I'm concerned.
    • 2008, Courtney Cowart, American Awakening, →ISBN, page 170:
      When I say to a friend, "I owe you one," it's a way of saying thank you.
    • 2008, Ken Lloyd, Jerks at Work: How to Deal With People Problems and Problem People., →ISBN, page 275:
      On the credibility scale, “We owe you one,” is right up there with, “The check is in the mail.”

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