go through the motions

:  to move on a course :  proceed — compare stop

:  to move out of or away from a place expressed or implied :  leave, depart

:  to take a certain course or follow a certain procedure

:  the act or manner of going

:  the height of fashion :  rage

:  an often unexpected turn of affairs :  occurrence

:  functioning properly :  being in good and ready condition

:  a game played between two players who alternately place black and white stones on a board checkered by 19 vertical lines and 19 horizontal lines in an attempt to enclose the larger area on the board

:  an act, process, or instance of changing place :  movement

:  an active or functioning state or condition

:  an impulse or inclination of the mind or will

:  to signal by a movement or gesture

:  to direct by a motion