Meanings
- more than what is needed.
to go beyond the call of duty
1 more example
And what incredible access we were given (and thus passed on via the magic of television to a potentially huge audience), because of the work put in by the production team and TfL staff going above and beyond the call of duty.
2021 June 30, Tim Dunn, “How we made... Secrets of the London Underground”, in RAIL, number 934, page 49Synonyms: above and beyond the call of duty
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phrasemore than what is needed.
Origin
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beyond the call of duty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beyond%20the%20call%20of%20duty
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