double in brass

verb

To perform two or more tasks within the same project or organization.

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Meanings

verbdouble in brass (third-person singular simple present doubles in brass, present participle doubling in brass, simple past and past participle doubled in brass)

present singular third person doubles in brass · participle present doubling in brass · participle past doubled in brass · past doubled in brass

  1. idiomaticTo perform two or more tasks within the same project or organization.

    Angela, like several of the Chase faculty, had to double in brass and offer the seminary's few courses in an academic field other than her specialized area of ethics and moral theology.

    2013, O. C. Edwards, Runagates in Scarceness: A Holy Mystery, page 21

Origin

Of theatrical origin, as some actors were also able to assist in the orchestra.

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APA

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