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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Jordan pulls double duty as gangster twins taking on vampires in 1930s Mississippi in director Ryan Coogler's musical horror mashup.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
In the next scene, Coogler takes us back in time to the morning before, with Sammie’s twin cousins Smoke and Stack (Michael B. Jordan, pulling double duty) returning from Chicago with a small bit of money earned from less-than-legal dealings with Al Capone.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Here’s more about when—and why—to consider shoes that are specific to each segment or session, as well as the situations and sneaks that may be better geared to double duty.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 11 Mar. 2025
The Grammy winner has been the musical guest twice before and did double duty as host and musical guest on April 16, 2022.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
In the next scene, Coogler takes us back in time to the morning before, with Sammie’s twin cousins Smoke and Stack (Michael B. Jordan, pulling double duty) returning from Chicago with a small bit of money earned from less-than-legal dealings with Al Capone.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Here’s more about when—and why—to consider shoes that are specific to each segment or session, as well as the situations and sneaks that may be better geared to double duty.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 11 Mar. 2025
The Grammy winner has been the musical guest twice before and did double duty as host and musical guest on April 16, 2022.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Apr. 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 22 Apr. 2025.
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