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shore upTo strengthen, reinforce, or consolidate.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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duty callsExpresses that the speaker has something they must do.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 dutyI've done my legal duty.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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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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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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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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heave to and splice the main brace'Heave to and splice the main brace!' An old salt's invitation to shipmates in a shore side pub to drink-up and be merry!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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cast upto wash something onto the shore.Rate it:

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claw offto beat to windward to avoid being driven on to a lee shoreRate 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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in officio manere (Att. 1. 3)to remain faithful to one's duty.Rate it:

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longer la côteTo hug the shore.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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officium suum deserere, neglegereto neglect one's duty.Rate it:

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officium suum facere, servare, colere, tueri, exsequi, praestareto do one's duty.Rate it:

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omnes officii partes exsequito fulfil one's duty in every detail.Rate it:

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potato sackA heavy-duty, reusable, burlap bag.Rate it:

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press into serviceTo make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do; to make something serve a function, especially one it was not designed or intended for.Rate it:

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provinciam alicui decernere, mandareto entrust some one with an official duty, a province.Rate it:

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provincias inter se comparant(the magistrates) arrange among themselves the administration of the provinces, the offical spheres of duty.Rate it:

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