be beholden to somebody
feel beholden to somebody

It made him feel beholden to her even though she presented it with gentle words.

He felt beholden to the crew, the extras, his fellow actors and to Stone himself.

He didn't like to feel beholden in any way toward people who might very well be, or might soon become, suspects.

"major Investment Banks are staffed by people who simply do not feel beholden to the country their employer happens to sit in."

"People feel beholden to the pledges they've received," he said.

Did you feel beholden to Jack and his family?

Winning candidates cannot fail to feel beholden to their financial supporters.

He'd come to feel beholden to the knapsack and possessive of it.

"Increasingly, theater is becoming an endangered language, and we feel beholden to pass it along."

She didn't want to feel beholden to him in any way, shape, or form, because one thing was clear.