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

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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 Civil rights and criminal justice experts interviewed by the Observer say the police owe it to the community to do a thorough investigation and offer transparency, given the history of Black people being lynched in the South. — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026 Michigan owes it to everyone, including Manuel, to be transparent about what the investigation found. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for owe it

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“Owe it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/owe%20it. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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