do one's duty
Example Sentences
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"I felt it was my duty to come. I certainly felt it would be an unpleasant experience, but that's not a good enough reason not to do one's duty."
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2013
That is the test: if one can do one's duty when it means the loss of all one holds dear and valuable in the world.
From Caesar's Wife A comedy in three acts by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
V. be virtuous &c. adj.; practice virtue &c.n.; do one's duty, fulfill one's duty, perform one's duty, discharge one's duty; redeem one's pledge, keep one's promise &c.
From Roget's Thesaurus by Roget, Peter Mark
One at least stood one's turn before sneaking off; one should not leave one's friends like a mean blackguard, even when going to do one's duty.
From L'Assommoir by Zola, Émile
Mary Lyon was rather the representative of the religious influence in education, the embodiment of the belief that to do one's duty is the great purpose in life.
From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Klapper, Paul
