“it to”

The following 5 entries include the term it to.

give it to someone straight

idiom

: to say what one is going to say to someone in a direct way

owe it to

idiom

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

owe it to oneself

idiom

: to deserve (to do something enjoyable)

suffice (it) to say

idiom

used to say that one could give more information about something but that the statement that follows is enough

what's it to (someone)

idiom

: why does (someone) want to know used to respond in a somewhat angry or annoyed way to a question that one does not want to answer


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