double duty
idiom
: to do the work of two people : to take on two roles
doing double duty as cook and waiter
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The espresso martini is arguably delicious, just complex enough and pulls double duty with alcohol and caffeine.
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Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2025
Asus suggested double duty as a second screen back in 2018, and now E Ink is doing the same with some help from Intel.
—New Atlas, 3 July 2025
Longtime Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde will be on the Villa Park grounds that day, pulling double duty by playing guitar with both Pantera and in Osbourne’s solo set.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2025
With an additional retrofit kit, the Allegro 2 can be converted into a tower, turning it into a double duty piece of equipment.
—Amy Wilkinson, SELF, 1 July 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2025
Asus suggested double duty as a second screen back in 2018, and now E Ink is doing the same with some help from Intel.
—New Atlas, 3 July 2025
Longtime Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde will be on the Villa Park grounds that day, pulling double duty by playing guitar with both Pantera and in Osbourne’s solo set.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2025
With an additional retrofit kit, the Allegro 2 can be converted into a tower, turning it into a double duty piece of equipment.
—Amy Wilkinson, SELF, 1 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for double duty
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“Double duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20duty. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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