fulfill part of one's daily routine

fulfill part of one's daily routine

It's a Chinese idiom, which means to deal with things as usual. A perfunctory attitude toward work. It comes from the biography of Liu Fu in the history of Song Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Deal with it as usual.

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Liu Fu in the history of the Song Dynasty, it is said that "in recent years, friends were evil and Fanyan was blatant, and silence became a common practice. Those who played things just followed Chen Yan's story." Tang Shunzhi of the Ming Dynasty wrote in his military training in tiaochenji Town: "his commanders are always like Tianwei and dare not do their best to coach. His soldiers are always like Tianwei and dare not do their best to exercise. There is no one who dares to deceive Shengjian and answer the story in vain." In Qing Dynasty, Kong Shangren's "Peach Blossom Fan: sinking into the river" said: "I am an old praise ceremony in Taichang temple. I was very angry because I cried at the gate of Taiping and on the day when I laid the foundation for the former Emperor Chapter 9 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: the book of songs and ancient prose do not need to answer stories, but it is the most important to explain the four books together and recite them well. Chapter 50 of Jing Hua Yuan written by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty: "when I hit 20, the woman suddenly pointed to the thief and said," you have this evil intention. I would not have died with you. Now that you are willing to give up your skin and flesh, why do I want to die? But what I have just hit is a story of vanity. If I want to turn my mind back, I have to hit 20 more to get rid of my anger. " Chapter 51 of Jing Hua Yuan by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty: since he is willing to fight for me, if you try to answer the story again, you will die. Mao Dun's disillusionment 10: "all kinds of activities are mechanical, which almost makes you wonder that they are stories of vanity, and the state of hoarseness is exposed. Isn't that tiredness?"

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: perfunctory antonym: dedicated

Idiom usage

To do something perfunctorily