in debt to (someone or something)

1. Literally, owing one money. That's what loan sharks do—they get you in debt to them and then squeeze you dry.

2. Owing one gratitude (or, more rarely, some form of compensation, such as a favor) for their help. Helen's the one who got me a job at that great company, so I'm forever in debt to her.

词组	in debt to (someone or something)
释义	in debt to (someone or something) in debt to (someone or something) 1. Literally, owing one money. That's what loan sharks do—they get you in debt to them and then squeeze you dry. 2. Owing one gratitude (or, more rarely, some form of compensation, such as a favor) for their help. Helen's the one who got me a job at that great company, so I'm forever in debt to her. See also: debt Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: in debt drive (one) out of office force (one) out of office force out of office cooking for one 1FTR as one door closes, another (one) opens as one door closes, another one opens as one door closes, another opens at one go
随便看	behind someone's back behind the bit behind-the-counter behind the curve behind the eight ball behind the scenes behind the times behind the wheel behind time behind you! be hip to (someone or something) be history be hit for six be hitting on all cylinders be hitting (one's) head against a (brick) wall be hoist by (one's) own petard be hoist/hoisted by/with your own petard be hoist with (one's) own petard be hoist with one's own petard behold beholden to (someone) beholder be holding (one's) breath be holding your breath be home and dry