owe it to oneself

English

Verb

owe it to oneself (third-person singular simple present owes it to oneself, present participle owing it to oneself, simple past and past participle owed it to oneself)

1. To believe it necessary for one (to do something) in order to advance one's one interests; to deserve.

   You owe it to yourself to take a break and relax.

Translations

deserve

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 應該／应该 (zh) (yīnggāi), 值得 (zh) (zhídé)

• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: olla velkaa itselleen, ansaita (fi)

Further reading

• “owe it to oneself to do something”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “owe it to oneself”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “owe it to yourself”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.