Duty

Lesson 3

Pass the baton

Title: Pass the baton

Meaning: give responsibility for something important to another person

Example

After a successful decade as CEO, he chose to pass the baton and retire

pass the buck

Title: pass the buck

Meaning: passing blame to another person

Example

That particular supervisor tends to pass the buck of all light duties to newly hired interns

Get the sack (boot, axe)

Title: Get the sack (boot, axe)

Meaning: be dismissed from the job

Example

If you can't do your job properly, you're going to get the sack

Heads will roll

Title: Heads will roll

Meaning: people will be fired or forced to resign

Example

Heads are going to roll when the boss finds out about the missing stock

call of duty

Title: call of duty

Meaning: something you must do or feel compelled to do

Example

Both of my grandfathers felt it was their call of duty to enlist immediately for active service when the war broke out

to cover for sb

Title: to cover for sb

Meaning : to fulfil a persons responsibility while they are sick or on a leave

Example

I think I had a different cover for Dune

irin in the fire

Title: irin in the fire

Meaning: a project activity plan business etc. that an individual is involved in

Example

he has many irons in the fire including a new business venture and a book he’s writing