motion ·phrase (IDIOM)
Definition: to do something because you are expected to do it and not because you want to Level: C2
最近我们一起出去时，我感觉他只是在敷衍了事。
These days when we go out, I feel as though he's just ___going ___through ___the ___motions.
她毫无热情地应付着日常生活的琐事。
She ___went ___through ___the ___motions of every-day-life without enthusiasm.
在同一岗位上干了多年后，他只是机械地工作，没有任何真正的兴趣。
After years in the same job, he simply ___goes ___through ___the ___motions without any real interest.