in bounden duty

in bounden duty
(in bounden duty (тж. as in duty bound))
из чувства долга, считая своей обязанностью; см. тж. one's bounden duty

She made efforts to like them, as in duty bound, and as sisters of her future husband. (W. Thackeray, ‘Vanity Fair’, ch. XII) — Она старались изо всех сил полюбить их, как это требовал долг по отношению к сестрам ее будущего мужа.

...but she only hurried off the faster, and Mr. Tapley followed as in duty bound. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Martin Chuzzlewit’, ch. XIV) — ...но Мэри заторопилась, пошла быстрее, и мистер Тэпли, как положено, последовал за ней.

Mr. Pitt was out of town when Sir Arthur Wellesley reached London (September, 1805); but, as in duty bound, he immediately called officially on Lord Castlereagh at the Colonial Office. (R. Aldington, ‘The Duke’, ch. 9) — Мистера Питта не было в Лондоне, когда сэр Артур Уэллсли приехал в город в сентябре 1805 года. Он счел своим долгом немедленно нанести визит лорду Каслри в министерстве колоний.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • a (or one's) bounden duty — an obligatory responsibility. → bounden …   English new terms dictionary

  • one's bounden duty — a responsibility regarded as obligatory the Pastor believed that it was his bounden duty to keep them on the right path …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bounden Duty —    It is thus the Prayer Book expresses the obligation of all the Confirmed to attend and participate in the Holy Communion whenever it is celebrated. The words occur in the Prayer of Consecration …   American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • Bounden — Bound en, p. p & a. [Old. p. p. of bind.] [1913 Webster] 1. Bound; fastened by bonds. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Under obligation; bound by some favor rendered; obliged; beholden. [1913 Webster] This holy word, that teacheth us truly our bounden… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • bounden — survives only in the somewhat dated and affected phrase bounden duty …   Modern English usage

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