duty calls

English

Pronunciation

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Phrase

duty calls

1. (idiomatic) Expresses that the speaker must go and deal with something.

   Excuse me, gentlemen, but I'm afraid duty calls.

Related terms

• call of duty

Translations

expresses that the speaker has something they must do

• Dutch: de plicht roept
• Finnish: velvollisuus kutsuu
• French: le devoir m’appelle
• German: die Pflicht ruft
• Khmer: មានរវល់ (méanrôvlô), ជាប់រវល់ (chéabrôvôl)
• Polish: obowiązki wzywają

See also

• nature calls