do double duty for something

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 receptionist during Katrina's lunch hour.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • 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

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