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 Amalfi Coast in Campania - yes, there are vineyards planted there - offers some of the most amazing viticultural panoramas anywhere in the world, and owe it to yourself to see the hillside vineyards in the Barolo zone in Piedmont or the remarkable plantings in the Etna district in Sicily.
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Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Following Casey’s appointment as archbishop, a column published in The Pillar, a popular Catholic news site on Substack, argued that Casey and other church leaders owe it to their flocks to be more transparent about what happened at Casa Jesus.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2025
The Cowboys owe it to themselves to see just how high his price tag might go.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
The justices owe it to all involved and to the country to explain their thinking.
—Erwin Chemerinsky, Twin Cities, 25 July 2025
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Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Following Casey’s appointment as archbishop, a column published in The Pillar, a popular Catholic news site on Substack, argued that Casey and other church leaders owe it to their flocks to be more transparent about what happened at Casa Jesus.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2025
The Cowboys owe it to themselves to see just how high his price tag might go.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
The justices owe it to all involved and to the country to explain their thinking.
—Erwin Chemerinsky, Twin Cities, 25 July 2025
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 18 Sep. 2025.
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