report for duty

idiom

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

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But Jimmy Butler did not earn unquestioned trust by routinely failing to report for duty. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025 The 25-year-old will report for duty at the St George’s Park training base on Monday and will be part of the squad that faces Albania and Latvia in England’s first 2026 World Cup qualifiers on March 21 and 24 respectively. Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025 Military and federal law enforcement personnel Active service members are generally not paid in a government shutdown, despite continuing to report for duty. Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024 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 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 14 Apr. 2025.

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