掛空擋
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to go through the motions without achieving anything real
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Idiom惯用语 · Widely known
- Literally
- put the car in neutral
- Meaning
- To go through the motions in one's work without achieving anything real, like an engine running while the wheels do not turn. Mildly critical.
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