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Bookmark or Share- get into debt or go into debt? - WordReference Forums"To get into debt" describes a process that goes on over time, often without conscious thought. "The family got into debt because both parents lost their jobs." "To go into debt" describes the result of a single, intentional activity. "John went into debt to purchase an engagement ring with a large diamond."
- I owe a debt for the good fortune... - WordReference ForumsI owe a debt for the good fortune that carried me into two seminal fields of science in one lifetime; and though I do not know to whom the debt is due, I conceived The Ascent of Man in gratitude to repay it. (This comes from FOREWORD of The Ascent of Man - Bronowski.) 1. Does "debt" here mean "gratitude"? 2.
- free from or free of | WordReference ForumsThe passive sounds quite odd with "free of": "The prisoners were freed of dirt." Dirt (typically) isn't a constraint. Watch out for metaphors though. "The lottery freed me from [the constraints] of debt." "The lottery freed me of debt, so I don't have any."
- I owe you a debt of gratitude for what you have done.”"A debt of gratitude" refers to what you will do to show your thanks. You will pay the person back for doing something good. "I owe you gratitude" is better expressed as "I should be grateful", which means you don't feel grateful, but know that you should.
- owe a debt of gratitude | WordReference ForumsI know a "debt of gratitude" is "une dette de reconnaissance", but which verb would be appropriate in a sentence like "they owe their parents a debt of gratitude?" Would you say something like "ils leur doivent une dette de reconnaissance."
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