to make a feeble effort to do something; to do something insincerely. • Jane isn't doing her best. She's just going through the motions. • Bill was supposed to be raking the yard, but he was just going through the motions.
go through the motions|go|motions
v. phr. To pretend to do something by moving or acting as if you were really doing it; do something without really trying hard or caring. Jane was angry because she couldn't go out, and when her mother said to dust her room she just went through the motions.The team was so far behind in the game that they just went through the motions of playing at the end.
An motions idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with motions, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
Dizionario di parole simili, diverso tenore, sinonimi, di invocazione per Idioma motions