He is just going through the motions at his boring job.
go through the motions
idiomTo do something in a mechanical, unreflective manner, especially as a matter of routine and without commitment or enthusiasm; to perform a task perfunctorily.
She felt so tired that she was just going through the motions during her daily workout.
Despite his outward appearance of diligence, he was merely going through the motions, his heart no longer invested in the outcome of the project.
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all dressed up and nowhere to go
Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
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all systems go
Everything is ready.
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as you go
While one is doing (something); as one progresses.
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boldly go where no man has gone before
To break new ground.
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Brownian motion
A state of chaos or disarray.
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come and go
To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.
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don't go there
Do not broach that topic.
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easy come, easy go
Easily won and easily lost (usually said when resigned to a loss; something that comes in the same way, goes in the same way)
Last updated April 17, 2026