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beyond the call of duty

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(above and) beyond the call of duty
much more than should be expected. If your waiter goes beyond the call of duty, leave a bigger tip.
Related vocabulary: above and beyond something
Etymology: first used about police officers, fire fighters, or soldiers who were injured or killed while doing their jobs
See also: beyond, call, duty


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``I believe that MTA has gone beyond the call of duty to meet the consent decree .
The woman- and man-hours these two put in have been above and beyond the call of duty.
Daniel Goodwin, chair of the board at Northeastern Illinois University, went beyond the call of duty when he donated $400,000 of his own money to settle a three-week faculty walkout.
 
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