beyond the call of duty
English
Etymology
From call of duty.
Pronunciation
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Prepositional phrase
- more than what is needed.
- Synonym: above and beyond the call of duty
- to go beyond the call of duty
- 2021 June 30, Tim Dunn, “How we made... Secrets of the London Underground”, in RAIL, number 934, page 49:
- And what incredible access we were given (and thus passed on via the magic of television to a potentially huge audience), because of the work put in by the production team and TfL staff going above and beyond the call of duty.
Further reading
- “beyond the call of duty”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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