go through the motions (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 32
def pretend to do something by acting as if one was really doing it
examples She isn't really working--she's just going through the motions
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
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Hypernym make, pretend, make believe
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Hyponym make, pretend, make believe

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