report for duty

idiom

: to show up for work
Please report for duty at 7 a.m.

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Employees whose jobs are deemed essential, such as law enforcement and air traffic controllers, will still report for duty, and many crucial services and programs will remain operational. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024 Troops won’t get paid until Congress acts Active-duty troops in the U.S. and overseas will still be required to report for duty during a shutdown, but won’t get paychecks at the end of the month, Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters on Thursday. Brian Bennett, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024 This Friday at 10/9c, CBS‘ Blue Bloods will report for duty one last time — and TVLine has an exclusive look at a behind-the-scene video which also offers a glimpse at some moments from the family drama’s swan song. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 10 Dec. 2024 Key said Humble is in the Air Force and was taking the FlixBus to Niagara Falls to report for duty. Wham Staff, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for report for duty 

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“Report for duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/report%20for%20duty. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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