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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In the clips, which specifically promote the recently announced The Crowd is Your King Target-exclusive vinyl edition of the album, Swift plays double duty as the director of an album shoot and as the titular showgirl.
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
One pair can do double duty for the plane and the gym.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
What's particularly intriguing is that Ben Lamm is pulling double duty, continuing his work at Colossal Biosciences while simultaneously building Astromech with George Church.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Eat-in kitchens and islands now serve double duty as breakfast stations, homework desks, or evening cocktail spots.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
One pair can do double duty for the plane and the gym.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
What's particularly intriguing is that Ben Lamm is pulling double duty, continuing his work at Colossal Biosciences while simultaneously building Astromech with George Church.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Eat-in kitchens and islands now serve double duty as breakfast stations, homework desks, or evening cocktail spots.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 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 2 Oct. 2025.
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