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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Carpenter will be doing double duty this weekend on Saturday Night Live, both hosting and performing, and follows Bad Bunny and Doja Cat’s appearances.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025
But Michaels was already working to improve the sound by episode 2, which was music-heavy with Paul Simon as the first to do double duty as host and musical guest, and also featured songs from Randy Newman and Phoebe Snow.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
Besides doing the double duty of cleansing and softening, the oil is also a true multihyphenate in the ways it can be used, whether as a body wash, shaving base, or bath soak.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Fox did a lighter version of double duty this summer.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025
But Michaels was already working to improve the sound by episode 2, which was music-heavy with Paul Simon as the first to do double duty as host and musical guest, and also featured songs from Randy Newman and Phoebe Snow.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
Besides doing the double duty of cleansing and softening, the oil is also a true multihyphenate in the ways it can be used, whether as a body wash, shaving base, or bath soak.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Fox did a lighter version of double duty this summer.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 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 Oct. 2025.
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