go through the motions in English

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{
  "etymology_text": ": go through the motions < → δείτε τις λέξεις go, through, the και motions",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "go through the motions"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She went through the motions of cleaning the room.",
          "translation": "Έκανα τάχα πως καθάριζε το δωμάτιο."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "κάνω τάχα πως, κάνω κάτι μόνο για να λέω ότι το κάνω, με το ζόρι, όχι επειδή το θέλω πραγματικά"
      ],
      "id": "el-go_through_the_motions-en-phrase-aQNBh4Wu",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ιδιωματισμός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "go through the motions"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": ": go through the motions < → δείτε τις λέξεις go, through, the και motions",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "go through the motions"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She went through the motions of cleaning the room.",
          "translation": "Έκανα τάχα πως καθάριζε το δωμάτιο."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "κάνω τάχα πως, κάνω κάτι μόνο για να λέω ότι το κάνω, με το ζόρι, όχι επειδή το θέλω πραγματικά"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "ιδιωματισμός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "go through the motions"
}

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"go through the motions" meaning in English

Phrase