1. call of duty - Noun
2. call of duty - Phrase
call of duty
What one's duty obliges one to do.
to go beyond the call of duty
Beautiful things may be admired, if not loved," asserted the Tin Man. "Flowers are beautiful, for instance, but we are not inclined to marry them. Duty, on the contrary, is a bugle call to action, whether you are inclined to act, or not. In this case, I obey the bugle call of duty. L. Frank Baum
The family believes that my grandfather, Mark Felt Sr., is a great American hero who went well above and beyond the call of duty at much risk to himself to save his country from a horrible injustice. We all sincerely hope the country will see him this way as well. W. Mark Felt
Absoballylutely top hole, wot. A and B the C of D I'd say. . . Above and Beyond the Call of Duty. Brian Jacques
Since Stark had come back from the Otherworld, he'd been too weak and out of it to do much more than eat, sleep, and play computer games with Seoras, which was actually a super weird sight, it was like high school meets Braveheart meets Call of Duty. P. C. Cast
I just got my phone back yesterday. My mom had it for two days. I was supposed to read a book and I really wanted to play Call Of Duty. Chloe Grace Moretz
I think heroism is when somebody really goes above and beyond the call of duty and does something outstanding for either themselves or somebody else. John Assaraf