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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There's even the potential that the laser on Izaña-2 could pull double duty as a testbed for laser communication, firing lasers encoded with data up to satellites that can then relay those laser messages to their destinations.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Thus, the core trio of actors pulls double duty (in Lopez's case, triple) as the stars of a classical musical confection and a harrowing prison drama.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Folding Screens Are Multifunctional Historically used to dress behind, folding screens do double duty on Downton’s film set.
—Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
Some throw pillow shapes—namely ones that can do double duty as floor cushions when the occasion rises—are just superior, in our opinion.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Thus, the core trio of actors pulls double duty (in Lopez's case, triple) as the stars of a classical musical confection and a harrowing prison drama.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Folding Screens Are Multifunctional Historically used to dress behind, folding screens do double duty on Downton’s film set.
—Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
Some throw pillow shapes—namely ones that can do double duty as floor cushions when the occasion rises—are just superior, in our opinion.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 10 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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