To go through your everyday life in a mechanical manner, as in:
waking up,
going to work,
getting back home,
watching TV,
going to sleep,
repeat.
After an amount of time, it becomes really annoying and boring.
Makes you wanna kill yourself or start using drugs.
Also, an awesome song from "Once more, with feeling".
God, ever since the holidays began I've been going through the motions and doing the same damn thing every day with a total lack of interest.
Maybe I should get some pot.
to go through the motions - to make a feeble effort to do something; to do something insincerely or in cursory fashion; to do something because you are expected to do it and not because you want to; to do something without believing it is important
Jane isn't doing her best. She's just going through the motions.
Bill was supposed to be raking the yard, but he was just going through the motions.
These days when we go out, cook a meal together, or even make love, I get the feeling that he's just going through the motions.
After his wife died, he went through the motions of living, without feeling much of anything.
the highly emotional state you find yourself in after consuming e pills (extacy). the person often becomes very loving towards others as a result of taking the "love" drug. the following day if some of these emotions seem really gay and not like you at all, you can simply pass them off as e-motions
bil- well, do you realise how yoked you were last night?
paddy- ya, i think i remember telling you all how much i loved ye and how much i miss my family
If your lawyer isn't filing any of these, then he ain't fo' you.
Judge: So what exactly is wrong with your lawyer?
Defendant: Your Honor, he ain't filin' any motions.
Judge: What kind of motions should he be filing?
Defendant: I don't know...801 hearsay motions!
Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.