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
BoŽOBO-zhoCroatian, Serbian, Slovene
Hovhannes-Armenian
HannesHAH-nes (German), HAHN-nes (Swedish, Finnish), HAHN-nəs (Dutch)German, Swedish, Dutch, Finnish
EllyEL-ee (English), EL-lee (Dutch)English, Dutch
Minh-Vietnamese
Ezra['ezrə]