do double duty
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A handmade glass can do double duty as a housewarming and a Mother’s Day gift.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
The start time was delayed by 40 minutes because officials arrived late having to do double duty with a day game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2025
Representing the ocean was Britten’s “Four Sea Interludes From ‘Peter Grimes,’” brief movements that do double duty as poetic depictions of water, and as representations of the opera’s underlying drama.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
Under the plan announced Wednesday, NASA’s Perseverance rover will do double duty and transport the cache to the rocket that will launch them off the red planet a decade from now.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2022
“Now let’s fly round, and do double duty today, so that we can play tomorrow with free minds,” said Jo, preparing to replace her pen with a broom.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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