double duty

idiom

: to do the work of two people : to take on two roles

doing double duty as cook and waiter

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Bill Burr will host the post-election episode of Saturday Night Live followed the next week by pop star Charli XCX pulling double duty. —

Peter White, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024 The last moment of the episode is a good old-fashioned cliffhanger, which pulls double duty by highlighting how purpose-built The Diplomat is for binge-watching. —

Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024 In between these disturbing interludes, Kendrick does double duty as Bradshaw and shows us what a woman of the 1970s had to endure on a daily basis. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024 There are also discounts on smaller pieces of gear that’ll make your time outside comfier and safer, like BioLite’s lightweight headlamp and Zippo’s clever hand warmer that does double duty as a charger. —

Sara Coughlin, SELF, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for double duty