“Go through the motions”
WorkDefinisi
Melakukan sesuatu secara mekanis tanpa minat atau usaha yang sebenarnya.
English: To do something mechanically without real interest or effort.
Contoh
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1 / 2“He was going through the motions at work after losing interest in the project.”
Dia mengerjakan pekerjaannya secara mekanis tanpa usaha yang berarti setelah kehilangan minat pada proyek tersebut.
Use this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
He was going through the motions at work after losing interest in the project.Compare with the original example
He was going through the motions at work after losing interest in the project.
Dia mengerjakan pekerjaannya secara mekanis tanpa usaha yang berarti setelah kehilangan minat pada proyek tersebut.
Write a two-line conversation using “Go through the motions”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Go through the motions" mean?
- "Go through the motions" means melakukan sesuatu secara mekanis tanpa minat atau usaha yang sebenarnya.
- How do you use "Go through the motions" in a sentence?
- Example: "He was going through the motions at work after losing interest in the project."
- Should I interpret "Go through the motions" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.