Meaning of duty calls | Babel Free
Definitions
Expresses that the speaker must go and deal with something.
idiomatic
Equivalents
Deutsch
die Pflicht ruft
Suomi
velvollisuus kutsuu
Français
le devoir m'appelle
Nederlands
de plicht roept
Português
o dever me chama
Examples
“Excuse me, gentlemen, but I'm afraid duty calls.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.