“Go through the motions”
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Hakyky gyzyklanma ýa-da tagalla etmezden, bir zady mehaniki usulda etmek.
English: To do something mechanically without real interest or effort.
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1 / 2“He was going through the motions at work after losing interest in the project.”
Ol taslama gyzyklanmasyny ýitirenden soň, işini hakyky tagalla etmezden mehaniki usulda ýerine ýetirýärdi.
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.
Ol taslama gyzyklanmasyny ýitirenden soň, işini hakyky tagalla etmezden mehaniki usulda ýerine ýetirýärdi.
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 hakyky gyzyklanma ýa-da tagalla etmezden, bir zady mehaniki usulda etmek.
- 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.