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command performance

idiom
Meaning

A task, activity, or other assignment which one undertakes in order to satisfy someone in authority, such as an employer.


Examples
SIMPLE

The boss expects a command performance at the meeting tomorrow.

CONTEXTUAL

I had to attend the weekend training session, which felt like a command performance for the new manager.

COMPLEX

Although he preferred to work independently, he viewed the mandatory gala as a command performance required to maintain favor with the board of directors.

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