owe a debt of gratitude



owe someone a debt of gratitude

a large amount of thanks owed to someone who deserves gratitude. (Actually payment of the debt is owed.) We owe you a debt of gratitude for all you have done for us.
See also: debt, of, owe

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Faramund-Ancient Germanic
CarloKAHR-loItalian
Einar-Norwegian, Icelandic, Swedish, Danish
Francescofrahn-CHES-koItalian
Ali['a:li]
Juanita[hwa:'ni:tə]