They make an electronic identity card that will do duty for a credit card and pocket calculator.
She's really the secretary but she does double duty as the receptionist during Katrina's lunch hour.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
do double duty for something — do (double) duty as/for (something) American & Australian to also have another purpose. They make an electronic identity card that will do duty for a credit card and pocket calculator. She s really the secretary but she does double duty as the… … New idioms dictionary
Double Duty — For the baseball player, see Double Duty Radcliffe. Double Duty Directed by Stephen Eckelberry Produced by … Wikipedia
do duty as something — do (double) duty as/for (something) American & Australian to also have another purpose. They make an electronic identity card that will do duty for a credit card and pocket calculator. She s really the secretary but she does double duty as the… … New idioms dictionary
do duty for something — do (double) duty as/for (something) American & Australian to also have another purpose. They make an electronic identity card that will do duty for a credit card and pocket calculator. She s really the secretary but she does double duty as the… … New idioms dictionary
do double duty as — do (double) duty as/for (something) American & Australian to also have another purpose. They make an electronic identity card that will do duty for a credit card and pocket calculator. She s really the secretary but she does double duty as the… … New idioms dictionary
do double duty for — do (double) duty as/for (something) American & Australian to also have another purpose. They make an electronic identity card that will do duty for a credit card and pocket calculator. She s really the secretary but she does double duty as the… … New idioms dictionary
duty — du|ty W1S1 [ˈdju:ti US ˈdu: ] n plural duties ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(something you must do)¦ 2¦(work)¦ 3 be on/off duty 4¦(tax)¦ 5 do duty as something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Anglo French; Origin: dueté, from Old French deu; … Dictionary of contemporary English
double — doub|le1 W2S1 [ˈdʌbəl] adj [usually before noun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(of two parts)¦ 2¦(two different uses)¦ 3¦(twice as big)¦ 4¦(for two people)¦ 5¦(two letters/numbers)¦ 6¦(flower)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: Latin duplus, from duo … Dictionary of contemporary English
double — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French duble, double, from Latin duplus (akin to Greek diploos), from duo two + plus multiplied by; akin to Old English feald fold more at two, fold Date: 13th century 1. having a twofold… … New Collegiate Dictionary
duty — 01. It is the [duty] of all young Korean men to serve in the army. 02. In my country, a [dutiful] son is expected to take care of his parents when they are old. 03. She volunteers at the S.P.C.A., where her [duties] include cleaning the cages,… … Grammatical examples in English
