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单词 in the line of duty
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in the line of duty

Something that happens to you in the line of duty happens when you are doing your job:

This year alone eight police officers have been killed in the line of duty.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Work, working and the workplace

  • a long way to go idiom
  • act as sth 1
  • act as sth
  • all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) idiom
  • assignment
  • cabin
  • hold down a job idiom
  • hoop
  • hot desk
  • hot-desking
  • hotelling
  • housekeeping
  • labour
  • slouch
  • spadework
  • stroke
  • sweat
  • sweat over sth
  • swing into action idiom
  • temp

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in the line of duty

while doing what was expected in a particular job:

A police officer was killed in the line of duty.
Note:
  • Used mostly about police officers, soldiers, and other people who do dangerous work.
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