do duty for

do duty for {v. phr.}

To substitute for; act in place of.

The bench often does duty for a table.

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[on duty] {adj. phr.} Doing one's job; supervising. * /Two soldiers are on duty guarding the gates./ * /There is always one teacher on duty during study hour./ Contrast: [OFF […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[off duty] {adj.} Not supposed to be at work; having free time; not working. * /Sailors like to go sight-seeing, when they are off duty in a foreign port./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[heavy-duty] {adj.} Made for long or hard use; very strong. * /The lumberman used heavy-duty trucks for hauling logs down the mountains./ * /The workers in the steel mill have […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

duty

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