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See: GO THROUGH THE MOTIONS.

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make a motion

[make a motion] {v. phr.} To propose in some committee meeting or legislative group that a certain action be taken. * /The secretary made a motion that the minutes of […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

go through the motions

[go through the motions] {v. phr.} To pretend to do something by moving or acting as if you were really doing it; do something without really trying hard or caring. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

do to death

[do to death] {v. phr.} To overdo; do something so often that it becomes extremely boring or tiresome. * /The typical car chase scene in motion pictures has been done […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

underway

[underway] {adv. phr.} In progress; in motion. * /The yearly fund-raising campaign for the renovation of our university campus is already underway./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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pass by the board

[pass by the board] See: [GO BY THE BOARD].

put by

[put by] {v.} To save for the future; lay aside. * /He had put by a good sum during a working lifetime./

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