"The party owes you?"
Does it mean the same as "you owe a party"?
Here's the general idea. In informal English, I owe you means that I am grateful to you for something that you have done for me. In standard English, the phrase is I am in your debt.
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Here's the general idea.
In informal English, I owe you means that I am grateful to you for something that you have done for me.
In standard English, the phrase is I am in your debt.
In both cases, there is an implication that I should now, in return. do something for you.
"The party owes you." This is as described above. The party refer
seraph42The party owes you?
What a strange question!
Did everybody contribute some money for the party?
It seems you believe that you contributed more than you were supposed to, and you said that the party owed you some kind of refund.
The other person believes that's wrong and he asks "The party owes you?" as if to say, "What do you mean