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duty callsExpresses that the speaker has something they must do.Rate it:

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calls forRequires; needs toRate it:

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nature callsUsed to indicate that someone feels a need to urinate or defecate.Rate it:

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this calls for a party! congratulations!Informal phrase used to congratulate someone on their achievement.Rate it:

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who pays the piper calls the tuneOne who pays for something controls it.Rate it:

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above and beyond the call of dutyExtremely heroic, more heroic that what is expected.Rate it:

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beyond the call of dutyAlternative form of above and beyond the call of duty.Rate it:

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in the line of dutyUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see in,‎ the,‎ line,‎ of,‎ duty.Rate it:

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in the line of dutyAs part of or while performing official duties, usually of the military or police personnel, or of government officials.Rate it:

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legal dutyA duty prescribed by the law, to act or forbear from acting.Rate it:

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legal dutyI've done my legal duty.Rate it:

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stamp dutyproperty taxRate it:

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stamp dutytax on documentsRate it:

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c'est à vous de parlerIt is your duty to speak.Rate it:

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first port of callThe first port that a vessel calls in at after the start of a voyage.Rate it:

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FortnightOilA Specially Refined Lantern-oil for the Switchman's Signal Lanterns used on the Grand Trunk Railroad. 'Topped-Off' Lanterns generally required refilling after a 'fortnight' of duty time. (Conjecture)Rate it:

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tattle taleThe person who calls someone out / tells a piece of sensitive information to an authority.Rate it:

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stop throwing shadesThis means to refrain from throwing sarcasm to a person either via SMS or in personal conversation. It calls to rather get direct to the point. It is like firing a bullet at point blank.Rate it:

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touch a nerveTo make a remark or perform a deed which produces a strong response, especially an emotional response such as anxiety or annoyance, because it calls to mind something which has been a source of concern or embarrassment.Rate it:

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doss aroundTo shirk one's work or duty.Rate it:

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take overTo adopt a further responsibility or duty.Rate it:

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throw outTo dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or attending somewhere.Rate it:

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war brideA woman who marries a man who is on active duty military in wartime.Rate it:

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ab officio abduci, avocarito let oneself be perverted from one's duty.Rate it:

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ab officio discedereto neglect one's duty.Rate it:

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army volunteerTo make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do.Rate it:

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be preparedTo always be in a state of readiness in mind and body to do your duty (motto of the Boy Scouts and pioneers).Rate it:

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cohors, quae in statione estthe cohort on guard-duty.Rate it:

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contra officium est c. Inf.it is a breach of duty to...Rate it:

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cop-outAvoidance or inadequate performance of a task or duty; the action of copping out.Rate it:

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cop-outAn excuse made in order to avoid performing a task or duty; a reason offered when someone cops out.Rate it:

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DDUInitialism of Delivered Duty Unpaid.Rate it:

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de, ab officio decedereto neglect one's duty.Rate it:

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diligentem esse in retinendis officiisto be exact, punctual in the performance of one's duty.Rate it:

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do the honorsPerform a duty.Rate it:

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do the honoursPerform a duty.Rate it:

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doss aboutTo shirk one's work or duty.Rate it:

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fais ce que dois, advienne que pourraDo your duty, come what may.Rate it:

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he who smelt it dealt it(colloquial, originally) A person who calls attention to or complains about a fart is likely trying to pretend it wasn't his or her own.(colloquial, by extension) Used to suggest that a person calling attention to or complaining about a given problem may in fact be the source of the problem.Rate it:

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il appelle les choses par leur nomHe calls a spade a spade.Rate it:

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in officio manere (Att. 1. 3)to remain faithful to one's duty.Rate it:

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looks upcalls onRate it:

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map out my dayList tasks, phone-calls, errands, must-do's, for the day.Rate it:

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medical outTo discharge for medical reasons; to discharge because they are not fit for duty.Rate it:

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militiae vacationem habereto be excused military duty.Rate it:

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nullam officii partem deserereto fulfil one's duty in every detail.Rate it:

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off the hookRelieved of a duty, burden, responsibility, or pressure.Rate it:

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officio suo deesse (Fam. 7. 3)to neglect one's duty.Rate it:

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officio suo fungito do one's duty.Rate it:

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officio suo satisfacere (Div. in Caec. 14. 47)to do one's duty.Rate it:

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