English Dictionary

go through the motions

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To do something in a mechanical, unreflective manner, especially as a matter of routine and without commitment or enthusiasm; to perform a task perfunctorily.

日本語の意味

形式的に、決まり文句のような動作を行うこと / 熱意や真正性を欠いて、ただ手順だけをなぞるように動作すること / 無関心に、儀式的に行動すること

After years at the same job, he began to go through the motions during meetings, contributing nothing new.

同じ仕事を何年も続けた後、彼は会議中に形だけこなすようになり、新しい提案をしなくなった。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To do something in a mechanical, unreflective manner, especially as a matter of routine and without commitment or enthusiasm; to perform a task perfunctorily.

Aleck was a Christian from the cradle, and duty and the force of habit required her to go through the motions.

goes through the motions （ present singular third-person ）

going through the motions （ participle present ）

went through the motions （ past ）

gone through the motions （ participle past ）