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The meaning of Go-through-the-motions

Go-through-the-motions – definition

idiom

Pretend to do something by acting as if one was really doing it

phrase

Do something in a perfunctory way, without any enthusiasm or commitment.

Usage examples:

No drive, no ambition; the team was just turning up to go through the motions
phrase

Simulate an action.

Usage examples:

A child goes through the motions of washing up
idiom

To do something without believing it is important

Usage examples:

After his wife died, he went through the motions of living without really feeling anything.

Go-through-the-motions translation into English

Go-through-the-motions: translate from English into Chinese

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走过场

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Ga door de moties

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Passer par les mouvements

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Gehen sie durch die bewegungen

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गतियों के माध्यम से जाओ

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Passare attraverso i movimenti

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동작을 통해 이동

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Пройти через движения, Делать вид, что делаешь что-л., Притворяться, что делаешь что-л.

Go-through-the-motions: translate from English into Spanish

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Ir a través de los movimientos

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