beyond the call of duty

English

Etymology

From call of duty.

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

beyond the call of duty

  1. 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.

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