owe it

phrase

: to have a responsibility to do something to satisfy an obligation or duty

owes it to voters to explain his reasons

… I owed it to her to give her this opportunity …

—Colin MacIness

Examples of owe it in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Second, the tax should be the responsibility of the shareholder who owes it, not the co-op board, and the city should not place a lien on the building to collect it. — Michael Wolfe, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026

Not because we're owed it, but because these kids can't do without it. — Doug Williams, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

But his resume looks oddly familiar to the guy who is doing just that in Bloomington, and one of these programs that is looking to zig while everyone else zags owes it to their fans to try something different. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Huang answered the question at the center of this fight, which is whether paying the tax would actually hurt the people who owe it. — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for owe it

• candlelit
• counterfeit
• hypocrite
• resubmit
• retrofit
• acquit
• admit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit
• cockpit
• commit