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beyond the call of duty |
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(above and) beyond the call of duty (spoken) much more than should be expected If your waiter goes beyond the call of duty, leave a bigger tip. Related vocabulary: above and beyond somethingEtymology: first used about police officers, fire fighters, or soldiers who were injured or killed while doing their jobs How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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