beyond the call of duty
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She also said she was "deeply troubled" at her sister's "dangerous" levels of work being characterised in the report as "going above and beyond the call of duty".
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2024
Above and beyond the call of duty and we are very grateful.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
It’s one thing if you made a promise to help your grandchildren with their education, but paying off your adult son’s credit cards is above and beyond the call of duty.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2022
“She went beyond the call of duty to do special things for patients.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2021
It was like she had this quota to fill in order to not be a crappy mother, and my filmmaking was above and beyond the call of duty.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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