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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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.
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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
Companies and regulators owe it to workers to stop that pattern, said Morgan Richey, an author of that study.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2025
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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
Companies and regulators owe it to workers to stop that pattern, said Morgan Richey, an author of that study.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2025
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“Owe it to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/owe%20it%20to. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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