- I.O.U.
- adj. phr.I owe you, abbreviated; a promissory note.
I had to borrow some money from John and, in order to remind both of us, I wrote him an I.O.U. note for $250.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.