Thesaurus / do one's duty
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synonyms for do one's duty
- accept
- adhere to
- carry out
- comply
- embrace
- execute
- heed
- live by
- observe
- surrender
- accede
- accord
- acquiesce
- agree
- answer
- assent
- concur
- discharge
- follow
- fulfill
- keep
- mind
- perform
- respond
- serve
- submit
- abide by
- act upon
- be loyal to
- be ruled by
- bow to
- do as one says
- do one's bidding
- do what is expected
- do what one is told
- get in line
- give way
- hold fast
- knuckle under
- play second fiddle
- take orders
- toe the line
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And as she hesitated between obedience to one and duty toward the other, her life, her love and future was in the balance.
THE HOMESTEADEROSCAR MICHEAUXEach did his duty, or was adjured to do it, in the "state of life to which it had pleased God to call him."
THE UNSOLVED RIDDLE OF SOCIAL JUSTICESTEPHEN LEACOCKThe ne'er-do-well blew, like seed before the wind, to distant places, but mankind at large stayed at home.
THE UNSOLVED RIDDLE OF SOCIAL JUSTICESTEPHEN LEACOCKThe dead bodies of the two men were guarded until next day, for justice to do its duty.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, 1493-1898, VOLUME XX, 1621-1624VARIOUSThat alone is being sent to your Majesty as a report, in order to inform you of everything, as is my duty.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, 1493-1898, VOLUME XX, 1621-1624VARIOUSHis duty it was to stand at the head of the scalding trough, watch in hand, to "time" the length of the scald, crying "Hog in!"
THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES AND BUDGET OF FUN;VARIOUSWith time this land had mounted to great values and the holders had been made well-to-do thereby.
THE HOMESTEADEROSCAR MICHEAUXIt is by my order that the Turks are being left a free hand to carry out this pious duty.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTONThe duty on importation had been only twopence per pound, a moderate sum in view of the prices realized by the sale of it.
TOBACCO; ITS HISTORY, VARIETIES, CULTURE, MANUFACTURE AND COMMERCEE. R. BILLINGS.The voice of duty called her to the kitchen, where her cook patiently awaited her inevitable, and always painful, audience.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSWORDS RELATED TO DO ONE'S DUTY
- abide by
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- accept
- accord
- acquiesce
- act upon
- adhere to
- agree
- answer
- assent
- be loyal to
- be ruled by
- bow to
- carry out
- comply
- concur
- discharge
- do as one says
- do one's bidding
- do one's duty
- do what is expected
- do what one is told
- embrace
- execute
- follow
- fulfill
- get in line
- give way
- heed
- hold fast
- keep
- knuckle under
- live by
- mind
- observe
- perform
- play second fiddle
- respond
- serve
- submit
- surrender
- take orders
- toe the line
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- played second fiddle
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- took orders
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- do what one is telling
- doing one's bidding
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- doing what is expecting
- embracing
- executing
- following
- fulfilling
- getting in line
- giving way
- heeding
- holding fast
- keeping
- knuckling under
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- observing
- performing
- playing second fiddle
- responding
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- submitting
- surrendering
- taking orders
- toeing the line
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- do as one says
- do what one is tells
- does one's bidding
- does one's duty
- does what is expects
- embraces
- executes
- follows
- fulfills
- gets in line
- gives way
- heeds
- holds fast
- is loyal to
- keeps
- knuckles under
- lives by
- minds
- observes
- performs
- plays second fiddle
- responds
- serves
- submits
- surrenders
- takes orders
- toes the line
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