See owe someone one in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2010, Ed Fralian, Wrong Place Wrong Time, →ISBN, page 228:",
"text": "You still owe me one as far as I'm concerned.",
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"ref": "2008, Courtney Cowart, American Awakening, →ISBN, page 170:",
"text": "When I say to a friend, \"I owe you one,\" it's a way of saying thank you.",
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"ref": "2008, Ken Lloyd, Jerks at Work: How to Deal With People Problems and Problem People., →ISBN, page 275:",
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"sense": "be indebted to someone",
"word": "devoir une fière chandelle"
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