"do one's job" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: does one's job [present, singular, third-person], doing one's job [participle, present], did one's job [past], done one's job [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|do<does,,did,done> one's job}} do one's job (third-person singular simple present does one's job, present participle doing one's job, simple past did one's job, past participle done one's job)
  1. To properly do the work one is supposed to do. Related terms: do the job, do one's bit Translations (to properly do the work one is supposed to do): végzi a dolgát (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-do_one's_job-en-verb-v4ogm7E- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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