in someone's debt

prepositional phrase

Very grateful for something (a favor) that someone has done for one.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Very grateful for something (a favor) that someone has done for one.

    You never wanted my friendship and you were afraid to be in my debt.

    1972 March 14, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather, spoken by Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), Paramount Pictures

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 欠某人人情
  • 欠某人人情 (qiàn mǒurén rénqíng)very grateful for something
Norwegian Bokmål i gjeld til
  • i gjeld tilvery grateful for something
Cite this entry
APA

in someone's debt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20someone's%20debt

MLA

“in someone's debt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20someone's%20debt. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in someone's debt,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20someone's%20debt.

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