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go through the motions
Meaning: You go through the motions when you do something without putting any real effort or thought into it.
For example:
- They've told Jamal that he has to leave his job at the end of the month, so he's just going through the motions until then.
- Our team was so far behind that for the last few minutes of the game it looked like they were just going through the motions.
Quick Quiz:
The band were playing their songs, but they were just going through the motions because
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