pappen en nathouden
See also: pappen en nat houden
Dutch
editEtymology
editLiterally "to apply poultice and keep wet".
Verb
editpappen en nathouden (not inflected)
- (idiomatic) to perfunctorily finish a task without consideration for results; to go through the motions
Inflection
editOnly used in the infinitive, and as a gerund.