above and beyond the call of duty



above and beyond the call of duty

More than what is expected of someone. Wow, I can't believe you finished our whole report while I was out sick. You really went above and beyond the call of duty on this one!
See also: above, and, beyond, call, duty, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RÁHel-Hungarian
Kazimirkah-zee-MEER (Russian)Russian, Medieval Slavic
Xanthippos-Ancient Greek
SiegfriedZEEK-freet (German)German, Germanic Mythology
HÅVard-Norwegian
LakshmiLUKSH-mee (Hinduism)Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi, Hindi