- do\ duty\ for
- v. phr.To substitute for; act in place of.
The bench often does duty for a table.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
do\ duty\ for
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do duty for — {v. phr.} To substitute for; act in place of. * /The bench often does duty for a table./ … Dictionary of American idioms
do duty for — {v. phr.} To substitute for; act in place of. * /The bench often does duty for a table./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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do double duty for — do (double) duty as/for (something) American & Australian to also have another purpose. They make an electronic identity card that will do duty for a credit card and pocket calculator. She s really the secretary but she does double duty as the… … New idioms dictionary
do duty for something — do (double) duty as/for (something) American & Australian to also have another purpose. They make an electronic identity card that will do duty for a credit card and pocket calculator. She s really the secretary but she does double duty as the… … New idioms dictionary
