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Owe I Person Owed Thing Quality Success Money

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If someone or something o___ a particular quality or their success to a person or thing, they only have it because of that person or thing.If someone or something owes a particular quality or their success to a person or thing, they only have it because of that person or thing.
I always suspected she owed her first job to her friendship with Roger.
He owed his survival to his strength as a swimmer.
The fruit owes its extraordinary aroma to a mixture of three main chemicals.
The city essentially owes its fame and beauty to the Moors who transformed it into the Muslim capital of Spain.
I owe him my life.
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If you owe money to someone, they have lent it to you and you have not yet paid it back . You can also say that the money is owing .
The company owes money to more than 60 banks.
Blake already owed him nearly £50.
I'm broke, Livy, and I owe a couple of million dollars.
He could take what was owing for the rent.
If someone or something owes a particular quality or their success to a person or thing, they only have it because of that person or thing.
I always suspected she owed her first job to her friendship with Roger.
He owed his survival to his strength as a swimmer.
The fruit owes its extraordinary aroma to a mixture of three main chemicals.
The city essentially owes its fame and beauty to the Moors who transformed it into the Muslim capital of Spain.
I owe him my life.
If you say that you owe a great deal to someone or something, you mean that they have helped you or influenced you a lot, and you feel very grateful to them.
As a professional composer, I owe much to Radio 3.
He's been fantastic. I owe him a lot.
If you say that something owes a great deal to a person or thing, you mean that it exists, is successful, or has its particular form mainly because of them.
She is the first to admit that her career path owes a lot to good fortune.
Mrs Allen's style of cooking owes much to her mother-in-law.
If you say that you owe someone gratitude, respect, or loyalty, you mean that they deserve it from you.
Perhaps we owe these people more respect.
I owe you an apology. You must have found my attitude very annoying.
I owe a big debt of gratitude to her.
If you say that you owe it to someone to do something, you mean that you should do that thing because they deserve it.
I can't go. I owe it to him to stay.
You owe it to yourself to get some professional help.
Of course she would have to send a letter; she owed it to the family.
inflections owesowingowed
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