perform one’s duty in a perfunctory manner; muddle through one’s work; make a show of doing one’s duty
敷衍塞责fū yǎn sè zé
塞责:搪塞责任。指工作不认真,应付了事。play games, perform one’s duty in a perfunctory manner, explain away, give an equivocal reply, be half-hearted about