Duty Idioms
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Meaning: To meet expectations or be as good as people hoped.
Example: The new movie didn't live up to the excitement created by the trailers. Read more ➺
Meaning: A late-night work period, typically covering midnight to early morning.
Example: She took the graveyard shift at the hospital so she could attend classes during the day. Read more ➺
Meaning: To maintain fairness or impartiality in judgment or decision-making.
Example: She strove to hold the scales even when mediating the dispute between her colleagues. Read more ➺
Meaning: leaving a place or event without informing anyone or seeking permission.
Example: After the boring lecture started, he took French leave and went to a coffee shop instead. Read more ➺
Meaning: extremely good and exciting.
Example: I traveled across the American continent, and it was off the chain. Read more ➺
Meaning: give responsibility for something important to another person.
Example: After a successful decade as CEO, he chose to pass the baton and retire. Read more ➺
Meaning: passing blame to another person
Example: That particular supervisor tends to pass the buck of all light duties to newly hired interns. Read more ➺
Meaning: be dismissed from the job
Example: If you can't do your job properly, you're going to get the sack. Read more ➺
Meaning: people will be fired or forced to resign
Example: Heads are going to roll when the boss finds out about the missing stock. Read more ➺
Meaning: something you must do or feel compelled to do
Example: Both of my grandfathers felt it was their call of duty to enlist immediately for active service when the war broke out. Read more ➺
