go through the motions (English, verb)
expansion: go through the motions (third-person singular simple present goes through the motions, present participle going through the motions, simple past went through the motions, past participle gone through the motions)
Senses:
glosses: To do something in a mechanical, unreflective manner, especially as a matter of routine and without commitment or enthusiasm; to perform a task perfunctorily.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: goes through the motions
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: going through the motions
tags: participle
present
form: went through the motions
tags: past
form: gone through the motions
tags: participle
past