What does owe someone one mean?

owe someone one

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

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"You still owe me one as far as I'm concerned."
"When I say to a friend, "I owe you one," it's a way of saying thank you."
"On the credibility scale, “We owe you one,” is right up there with, “The check is in the mail.”"

owes someone one (present, singular) owing someone one (participle, present) owed someone one (participle, past) owed someone one (past)

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