ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY

Meaning of ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY in English

much more than expected (See also go the extra mile )

Her extra work was above and beyond the call of duty.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY — much more than expected, go the extra mile Her extra work was above and beyond the call of duty.
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DUTY — I. ˈd(y)üd.ē, -ütē, -i noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English duete, dewte, from Anglo-French dueté, duité, from Old French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CALL — I. ˈkȯl verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English callen, probably from Old Norse kalla; akin to Old English hilde …
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BEYOND — I. bēˈänd also bēˈyä- or bə̇ˈyä- sometimes -ˈ(y)ȯ- or -ˈ(y)ə- adverb Etymology: Middle English beyonde, adverb & preposition, from Old …
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ABOVE — I. əˈbəv adverb Etymology: Middle English above, aboven, from Old English abufan, from a- (I) + bufan above (akin to …
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BEYOND — (prep.) Past, out of the reach or sphere of; further than; greater than; as, the patient was beyond medical aid; …
Английский словарь Webster
BEYOND — ( prep. ) Past, out of the reach or sphere of; further than; greater than; as, the patient was beyond …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DUTY — /dooh"tee, dyooh"-/ , n. , pl. duties . 1. something that one is expected or required to do by moral …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CALL — /kawl/ , v.t. 1. to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she …
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BEYOND — — beyondness , n. /bee ond", bi yond"/ , prep. 1. on, at, or to the farther side of: Beyond …
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ABOVE — /euh buv"/ , adv. 1. in, at, or to a higher place. 2. overhead, upstairs, or in the sky: My …
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CALL — I. ˈkȯl verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse kalla; akin to Old English hilde calla battle herald, Old High …
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BEYOND — I. bē-ˈänd adverb Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English begeondan, from be- + geondan beyond, from geond …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ABOVE — I. ə-ˈbəv adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English abufan, from a- + bufan above, from be- + ufan above; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CALL — noun ·see assessment, 4. 2. call ·noun vocation; employment. 3. call ·noun a divine vocation or summons. 4. call ·vi …
Webster English vocab
BEYOND — adv further away; at a distance; yonder. 2. beyond ·prep at a place or time not yet reached; before. 3. …
Webster English vocab
ABOVE — adv more than; as, above five hundred were present. 2. above ·adv higher in rank or power; as, he appealed …
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CALL — [call] vb [ME, fr. ON kalla; akin to OE hildecalla battle herald, OHG kallon to talk loudly, OCS glasu voice] …
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BEYOND — [be.yond] adv [ME, prep. & adv., fr. OE begeondan, fr. be- + geondan beyond, fr. geond yond--more at yond] (bef. …
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ABOVE — [above] adv [ME, fr. OE abufan, fr. a- + bufan above, fr. be- + ufan above; akin to OE ofer …
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DUTY — / ˈdjuːti; NAmE ˈduːti/ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ C , U ] something that you feel you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CALL — / kɔːl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb GIVE NAME 1. to give sb/sth a particular name; to use …
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BEYOND — / bɪˈjɒnd; NAmE bɪˈjɑːnd/ preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. on or to the further side of sth : The …
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ABOVE — / əˈbʌv; NAmE / preposition , adverb , adjective ■ preposition 1. at or to a higher place or position …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUTY — du ‧ ty S2 W1 /ˈdjuːti $ ˈduː-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural duties ) [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CALL — I. call 1 S1 W1 /kɔːl $ kɒːl/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: …
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BEYOND — I. be ‧ yond 1 S2 W1 /bɪˈjɒnd $ -ˈjɑːnd/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; …
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ABOVE — I. a ‧ bove 1 S2 W1 /əˈbʌv/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . in a higher position than …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DUTY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a moral or legal obligation; a responsibility (his duty to report it). b the binding …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CALL — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. a (often foll. by out) cry, shout; speak loudly. b (of a bird or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEYOND — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 at or to the further side of (beyond the river). 2 outside the scope, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ABOVE — prep., adv., adj., & n. --prep. 1 over; on the top of; higher (vertically, up a slope or stream etc.) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DUTY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a moral or legal obligation; a responsibility (his duty to report it). b the binding …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CALL — v. & n. v. 1 intr. a (often foll. by out) cry, shout; speak loudly. b (of a bird or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEYOND — prep., adv., & n. prep. 1 at or to the further side of (beyond the river). 2 outside the scope, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ABOVE — prep., adv., adj., & n. prep. 1 over; on the top of; higher (vertically, up a slope or stream etc.) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DUTY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a a moral or legal obligation; a responsibility (his duty to report it). b the binding …
Oxford English vocab
CALL — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. a (often foll. by out) cry, shout; speak loudly. b (of a bird or …
Oxford English vocab
BEYOND — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1. at or to the further side of (beyond the river). 2 outside the scope, …
Oxford English vocab
ABOVE — prep., adv., adj., & n. --prep. 1. over; on the top of; higher (vertically, up a slope or stream etc.) …
Oxford English vocab
DUTY — ( duties) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Duty is work that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CALL — ( calls, calling, called) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEYOND — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If something is beyond a place …
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ABOVE — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If one thing is above another …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEYOND — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If something is ~ a place …
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ABOVE — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If one thing is ~ another …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DUTY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a moral duty/obligation (= something you must do for moral reasons ) ▪ If you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CALL — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a personal call ▪ Are you sure your boss doesn’t mind your using the …
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BEYOND — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES above and beyond (= greater than it is your duty to show ) ▪ …
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ABOVE — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Above all else (= more than any other things ) ▪ Above all else …
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BEYOND — (FURTHER AWAY) [preposition], [adverb] [not gradable] - further away in the distance (than something)In the distance, beyond the river, was …
Cambridge English vocab
ABOVE — [adverb] [not gradable], preposition - higher than or more than (something)The stars above (us) seemed cold and distant.The helicopter was …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEYOND — Synonyms and related words : Heaven, Paradise, a better place, above, above and beyond, across, added, additionally, after, afterlife, afterworld, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ABOVE — Synonyms and related words : a cut above, above all, above and beyond, abovestairs, additionally, again, ahead, airward, all included, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEYOND — n. Function: preposition 1 on or to the farther side of FF1C; the store is just beyond the next house …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BEYOND — I. adverb 1. on or to the farther side a house with mountains beyond Synonyms: farther, further, ||yon, yonder 2. …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
ABOVE — INDEX: 1. in a higher position than something RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ UNDER/BELOW above someone in a company/organization etc : …
Longman Activator English vocab
CALL — n. 25B6; verb Wait for me! she called : CRY (OUT), shout, yell, bellow, roar, bawl, scream, vociferate; informal holler. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEYOND — n. 25B6; preposition beyond the trees : ON THE FAR SIDE OF, on the other side of, further away than, …
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ABOVE — n. 25B6; preposition a tiny window above the door : OVER, higher (up) than; on top of, atop, on, upon. …
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CALL — v. 1 shout, cry (out), hail, yell, roar, bellow, call out, Colloq holler I heard someone calling my name 2 …
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ABOVE — I adjective DUBIOUS : Taking all the above into account, one could say that tourism does more harm than good. …
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