Please don't thank me. I'm just doing my duty.
•Soldiers who fight in wars are doing their duty.
2. Euph. to defecate or urinate. •We're not leaving this restroom until you do your duty.
•She did her duty in the potty, just like a big girl!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
one's duty — index charge (responsibility) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
shirk one's duty — {v. phr.} To be negligent or irresponsible. * /If you continue to shirk your duty, you can expect to be fired./ … Dictionary of American idioms
shirk one's duty — {v. phr.} To be negligent or irresponsible. * /If you continue to shirk your duty, you can expect to be fired./ … Dictionary of American idioms
discharge one's duty — index serve (assist) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
disregard one's duty — index default Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
neglect one's duty — index default Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
shirk one's duty — index default Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
To pay one's duty — Pay Pay, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paying}.] [OE. paien, F. payer, fr. L. pacare to pacify, appease, fr. pax, pacis, peace. See {Peace}.] 1. To satisfy, or content; specifically, to satisfy (another person) for service rendered … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
repudiation of one's duty — index delinquency (failure of duty) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
shirk\ one's\ duty — v. phr. To be negligent or irresponsible. If you continue to shirk your duty, you can expect to be fired … Словарь американских идиом
do one's duty — fulfill one s obligations … English contemporary dictionary
