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on duty
Idioms and Phrases
At one's post, at work, as in The new nurse was on duty that evening , or The watchman was fired because he was drunk on duty . [Mid-1600s] The antonym, off duty , means “not engaged in one's work,” as in Captain Smith was much more amiable when he was off duty . [Mid-1800s]Example Sentences
The department is staffed by three 24-hour shifts, known as platoons, with about 1,000 firefighters on duty at any given time.
Bass cited the LAFD’s failure to keep 1,000 firefighters on duty for a second shift as one reason she ousted Crowley.
According to the list, 10 of the police officers were murdered on duty, while five were killed off duty.
Even the death penalty isn't off the table - not just for murder or mutiny, but for damaging an oil or gas pipeline or a sentry caught sleeping on duty.
As part of its policing operation for the 2024 Carnival, the Met had around 7,000 officers on duty, drawn from local policing teams as well as specialist units, with a total of around 14,000 officer shifts across the whole event.
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