聊以塞责

聊以塞责
liáo

in order to minimally fulfill one's responsibilities

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. adverb

    in order to minimally fulfill one's responsibilities

    • He completed the task in a perfunctory manner just to get it done.

  2. adverb

    in order to get off the hook

    • He wrote a report in a perfunctory manner just to get it done.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS
  • (ear)RADICAL
  • (hour of the Cat (Vietnamese zodiac); latch; bolt)PHONETIC

Idle talk is when ears listen to people speaking back and forth like a pivot pin fitting together.

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