Definitions from Wiktionary (go through the motions)
▸ verb: (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.
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▸ verb: (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.
Similar:
stand on ceremony,
do by half-measures,
paint by numbers,
play it straight,
do by halves,
take lightly,
methodize,
make haste slowly,
phone in,
work through,
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