"do one's duty" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: does one's duty [present, singular, third-person], doing one's duty [participle, present], did one's duty [past], done one's duty [participle, past]
Etymology: From doo-doo, doody, etc. used as euphemisms for shit. Head templates: {{en-verb|do<does,,did,done> one's duty}} do one's duty (third-person singular simple present does one's duty, present participle doing one's duty, simple past did one's duty, past participle done one's duty)
  1. (euphemistic) Synonym of use the toilet: to urinate or defecate. Tags: euphemistic Categories (topical): Bodily functions Synonyms: use the toilet [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-do_one's_duty-en-verb-BSWQDONP Disambiguation of Bodily functions: 85 15 Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see do, duty. Synonyms: use the toilet, urinate and Thesaurus:defecate
    Sense id: en-do_one's_duty-en-verb-p955Nvpl
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