敷衍了事

fūyǎnliǎoshì ㄈㄨ ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ

    • to do things half-heartedly to merely go through the motions

      idiom

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Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

Antonyms 反义词

Telling them apart

敷衍了事 means doing something casually just to get it over with, and is the milder phrase. 敷衍塞责 implies actively evading responsibility and is a harsher criticism.

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