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on duty

at work; currently doing one's work. (The opposite of off duty.) I can't help you now, but I'll be on duty in about an hour. Who is on duty here? I need some help.

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Two sailors were washing down the decks of the Fuwalda, the first mate was on duty, and the captain had stopped to speak with John Clayton and Lady Alice. Tarzan of the Apes by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context As these patient drudges were mingling their tears, they were notified that they must go on duty again, for one of the political parties had nominated a thief and was about to hold a gratification meeting. Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context Cruncher sat watching the two streams, like the heathen rustic who has for several centuries been on duty watching one stream--saving that Jerry had no expectation of their ever running dry. A Tale Of Two Cities by Dickens, Charles View in context			on any account on approval on automatic pilot on balance on behalf of on bended knee on best behavior on board on borrowed time on Broadway on call on campus on case on cloud nine on coat-tails on consignment on course on credit on cue on dangerous ground on dead center on deathbed on deck on demand on doorstep on duty on earth on easy street on edge on end on everyone's lips on feet on file on fire on foot on good side on good terms on guard on hand on head on head be it on heels on high on high horse on hobbyhorse on hold on honor on horseback on ice on impulse on its feet			On Demand Court Records On Demand Customer Integration Center On Demand Distributed Computing Services On Demand Hurricane Systems On Demand Innovation Services On Demand Machine Corporation On Demand Mobile Conferencing On Demand Multicast On Demand Operating Environment On Demand Professional Services On demand rich media On demand rich media On demand rich media On Demand Secure Byzantine Routing On Demand Workplace On Device Portal on die On Disk Structure On Dit on dits On Dock on doorstep on doorstep on doorstep on draft on draft on draft on draft on draft On draught on duty On Duty Patrol Service, Inc On Duty Social Worker On Eagles' Wings on earth on earth on earth on earth On Earth Peace Assembly on easy street on edge on edge on edge on edge on edge on end on end on end on end on end On Escalation On Escalation On Escalation On Est Tous Responsables On even ground On even keel on even terms on every corner on every corner on every corner on every corner

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