“go through the motions”
To perform an action or task mechanically and without genuine effort, enthusiasm, or engagement, simply doing what is required without really caring about it. It suggests a lack of sincerity or true commitment to what one is doing. Listen to how native speakers pronounce "go through the motions" in the video clips below.
Hear how "go through the motions" sounds in real speech — 1,000 examples from 8 videos, movies, and TV shows. Sources: Only Murders In The Building, PowerfulJRE, Motiversity, The Iced Coffee Hour, Call Her Daddy and 1 more.
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TV ShowOnly Murders In The Building
Only Murders In The Building — S02E09
“Go through the motions.”
You plan to get in, you plan to get out, get paid. … Lemme get a beer.
Play at 27:28
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YouTubePowerfulJRE1.0M views · 2025-03-04
Joe Rogan Experience #2283 - Billy Corgan
“go through the motions at all it was a”
Arena I mean full blast went they didn't … phenomenal show that means Dana paid him
Play at 35:48
YouTubePowerfulJRE2.2M views · 2024-06-27
Joe Rogan Experience #2090 - Bobby Lee
“go through the motions here. I'm just”
like, you know what? I'm just going to … going to lift light weights and just
Play at 1:25:58
YouTubeMotiversity411K views · 2022-09-13
10 Minutes For The Next 10 Years Of Your Life! - POSITIVE MORNING MOTIVATION | Listen Every Day!
“go through the motions I always tell”
shut that down … people the best thing you could ever do
Play at 3:06
YouTubeThe Iced Coffee Hour595K views · 2024-02-11
Destiny on Debating Ben Shapiro, Toxic Wokeism and Getting Divorced
“go through the motions just to prove”
wasting four years in a school just to … that because I just feel like you're
Play at 1:54:13
YouTubePowerfulJRE2.5M views · 2025-01-17
Joe Rogan Experience #2259 - Thomas Campbell
“go through the motions and see what”
could be true could be false I'll just … happens they're relaxed they're open and
Play at 42:29
TV ShowOnly Murders In The Building
Only Murders In The Building — S02E09
“You go through the motions.”
You get in, you get out, you get paid. … But every once in a while, you meet someone
Play at 1:48
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YouTubeCall Her Daddy893K views · 2021-05-10
We Don't Need Men (Full Josie Canseco Interview)
“you go through the motions right you're”
regret that but like … bitter yeah you miss them and then
Play at 31:11
YouTubeMotiversity411K views · 2022-09-13
10 Minutes For The Next 10 Years Of Your Life! - POSITIVE MORNING MOTIVATION | Listen Every Day!
“I go through the motions”
through the motions … easy we'll give you what you need
Play at 1:12
YouTubeRich Roll208K views · 2021-12-13
Endurance Poet Tommy Rivs SURVIVES Cancer & Runs Again | Rich Roll Podcast
“and go through the motions in a densely populated city,”
is because I can go out and I can spin my wheels … and I don't feel that release,
Play at 1:48:23