敷衍了事

fū yǎn liǎo shì

Meaning

(idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions

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敷fūto apply, to paint, to spread旉攵衍yǎnto overflow; to spread out行氵了le, liǎoclear; to finish; particle of completed action乛亅事shìaffair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident一口彐亅