Analysis Complete

go through the motions

/ go through the motions /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
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"
Type of:
make pretend make believe
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
37%
Sense Count
1
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
3
Times Searched
3
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make pretend make believe