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go through the motions
mo·tion M0440700 (mō′shən)n.1. The act or process of changing position or place.2. A meaningful or expressive change in the position of the body or a part of the body; a gesture.3. Active operation: set the plan in motion.4. The ability or power to move: lost motion in his arm.5. The manner in which the body moves, as in walking.6. A prompting from within; an impulse or inclination: resigned of her own motion.7. Music Melodic ascent and descent of pitch.8. Law An application made to a court for an order or a ruling.9. A formal proposal put to the vote under parliamentary procedures.10. a. A mechanical device or piece of machinery that moves or causes motion; a mechanism.b. The movement or action of such a device.v. mo·tioned, mo·tion·ing, mo·tions v.tr.1. To direct by making a gesture: motioned us to our seats.2. To indicate by making a gesture; signal: motioned that he was ready.3. To make a motion (that something should happen).v.intr. To signal by making a gesture: motioned to her to enter.Idiom: go through the motions To do something in a mechanical manner indicative of a lack of interest or involvement.
[Middle English mocioun, from Old French motion, from Latin mōtiō, mōtiōn-, from mōtus, past participle of movēre, to move; see meuə- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Verb | 1.go through the motions - pretend to do something by acting as if one was really doing it; "She isn't really working--she's just going through the motions"make believe, pretend, make - represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress" |
go through the motions
go through the motionsTo do the base functions of some activity without much thought or interest. I've done this job for so long that I just go through the motions every day. A lot of people in church are just there to go through the motions instead of really trying to apply the sermon to their lives.See also: go, motion, throughgo through the motionsFig. to make a feeble effort to do something; to do something insincerely or in cursory fashion. 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.See also: go, motion, throughgo through the motionsDo something perfunctorily, or merely pretend to do it. For example, The team is so far behind that they're just going through the motions, or She didn't really grieve at his death; she just went through the motions. [c. 1800] See also: go, motion, throughgo through the motions COMMON If you go through the motions, you do something that you have to do or are expected to do, but without any real effort or enthusiasm. Students who did attend classes with any regularity seemed to be just going through the motions. `You don't really care, do you?' she said quietly.`You're just going through the motions.'See also: go, motion, throughgo through the motions 1 do something perfunctorily, without any enthusiasm or commitment. 2 simulate an action; act out something.See also: go, motion, throughgo through the ˈmotions (of doing something) do something or say something because you have to, not because you really want to: He went through the motions of welcoming her friends, but then quickly left the room. ♢ She’s not really interested in the subject — she’s just going through the motions.See also: go, motion, through go through the motions To do something in a mechanical manner indicative of a lack of interest or involvement.See also: go, motion, throughEncyclopediaSeeMotionLegalSeemotiongo through the motions
Related to go through the motions: follow suit, defer to, in its entirety, holding up, picking onWords related to go through the motionsverb pretend to do something by acting as if one was really doing itRelated Words |