How to Pronounce "duty bound"
expression
ˈdjuti/, /ˈduti/ /ˈbaʊnd
DOO-tee bound or DYOO-tee bound
djˈuːti/ /bˈaʊnd
DYOO-tee BOUND
Definition
If you are duty bound to do something, you feel you have a moral or official responsibility to do it, even if you do not want to.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈdjuti/, /ˈduti/ /ˈbaʊnd
British English
djˈuːti/ /bˈaʊnd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
DOO-tee bound or DYOO-tee bound
UK
DYOO-tee BOUND
Listen in Context
As a doctor, she felt duty bound to help the injured man.
We are duty bound to tell the truth.
He felt duty bound to report the problem to his manager.
I'm duty bound to keep this information confidential.