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for the sake of appearance (izet); performatively (Ремедиос_П); tick the box exercise; for the sake of appearances (Alexander Demidov); just to check the box (Are you taking BA training just to "check the box" towards certificationЕ Some do programs just to check the box. Alexander Demidov); for the sake of box-checking (Maria Klavdieva); show up (The Milwaukee Bucks insisted this playoff series was about more than just showing up, taking their beating and learning from it. VLZ_58); for appearance's sake (VLZ_58); for appearances' sake (VLZ_58); just to tick the box (VLZ_58); just for the check in the box (Some officers just really like staff work. And others are doing just for the check in the box. 4uzhoj); tо observe formalities (Zolushka); for the sake of it (rosulingua) | |||
tokenism (конт.) | |||
formal (having the appearance without the substance (Merriam-Webster) | in appearance or by name only (Cambridge Dictionary): дежурное мероприятие, для галочки • formal Christians who go to church only at Easter (Merriam-Webster) • I am the formal leader of the project but the everyday management is in the hands of my assistant. (Cambridge Dictionary) ART Vancouver) | |||
do slap dash (grafleonov); perfunctory (Abysslooker); for show (grafleonov); just to put in an appearance (он явился туда ради галочки – he came there just to put in an appearance (Ермолович) grafleonov); go through the motions (grafleonov); for outward appearances (grafleonov) |
для галочки : 38 phrases in 16 subjects |
Accounting | 2 |
Cinematography | 1 |
Computers | 2 |
Economy | 3 |
Figurative | 1 |
Figure of speech | 2 |
General | 14 |
Idiomatic | 2 |
Informal | 1 |
Information technology | 2 |
Jargon | 1 |
Programming | 1 |
Rhetoric | 2 |
Slang | 2 |
Technology | 1 |
Trade unions | 1 |