Definitions for go through the motions
go through the mo·tions

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1. go through the motionsverb

   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"

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1. go through the motionsverb

   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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1. go through the motions

   "Go through the motions" refers to the act of doing something without real interest, effort, or passion - often because it's expected, habitual or a routine. It implies lack of enthusiasm or commitment, like the person is physically performing the task but mentally disengaged.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of go through the motions in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of go through the motions in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of go through the motions in a Sentence

1. Read MoreAdele:

   Simon Konecki in 2019's not one of my exes. Simon Konecki in 2019's the dad of my child, i was just going through the motions and I wasn't happy.

2. Max Lerner:

   We all run on two clocks. One is the outside clock, which ticks away our decades and brings us ceaselessly to the dry season. The other is the inside clock, where you are your own timekeeper and determine your own chronology, your own internal weather and your own rate of living. Sometimes the inner clock runs itself out long before the outer one, and you see a dead man going through the motions of living.

3. Christale Spain:

   There are so many candidates this cycle. Last cycle, people thought Hillary Clinton eight years was a foregone conclusion, so they were going through the motions with Hillary Clinton eight years, now it's anybody's game. You want to reach South Carolina voters early and often, so the earlier you can build operations in some of these states, the better.

4. Trey Gowdy:

   It almost sounds like they were going through the motions with the Clinton investigation—but boy they sure were excited about the Russia one.

5. Jonathan Kuntz:

   There was a time in the'80s where it seemed like the James Bond films were going through the motions. But I think since 2006, each James Bond film has been carefully crafted, it doesn't mean they've all been masterpieces, but they've given us something really new and visually stunning in the Bond films.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=go through the motions
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Go_Through_the_Motions
3. ^ ChatGPT
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