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| go through the motions (He says he's been thoroughly investigating my complaint, but I feel he's just going through the motions. VLZ_58) | |||
| cut corners (grafleonov) | |||
| punch the clock (The public has good instincts for when people are doing significant or courageous things in space and when merely punching the clock. VLZ_58) | |||
| box ticking (тж. см. box-tick Taras) | |||
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| box-tick (We are box-ticking to please investors – Мы делаем это "для галочки", чтобы порадовать инвесторов si_lena) | |||
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| be very much a tick-box approach (to something Anglophile) | |||