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
Dear boy, you know how few palpable results, naturally, an officer can show in time of peace; but still it's too much that one should do one's duty with no possible chance of any kudos.
From Jena or Sedan? by Beyerlein, Franz
Each has its objects of interest or veneration, and I believe that to do one's duty by Omei, one must burn offerings before sixty-two shrines.
From A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia by Kendall, Elizabeth Kimball
It's easy to do one's duty when one doesn't care.
From Caesar's Wife A comedy in three acts by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
Helping her son in the apprenticeship of the Empire, Agrippina did her duty; but during restless times when misunderstanding is almost a law of social life, it is often very dangerous to do one's duty.
From Characters and events of Roman History by Ferrero, Frances Lance
