owe someone one

English

Verb

owe someone one (third-person singular simple present owes someone one, present participle owing someone one, simple past and past participle owed someone one)

1. To be indebted to someone.
   • 2010, Ed Fralian, Wrong Place Wrong Time, →ISBN, page 228:

     You still owe me one as far as I'm concerned.

   • 2008, Courtney Cowart, American Awakening, →ISBN, page 170:

     When I say to a friend, "I owe you one," it's a way of saying thank you.

   • 2008, Ken Lloyd, Jerks at Work: How to Deal With People Problems and Problem People., →ISBN, page 275:

     On the credibility scale, “We owe you one,” is right up there with, “The check is in the mail.”

Translations

be indebted to someone

• French: devoir une fière chandelle (fr), à charge de revanche (fr), renvoyer l’ascenseur (fr), en devoir une
• Hungarian: jön eggyel