going through the motions
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".
Synonyms for going through the motions
On this page, you will find 30 slang terms related to going through the motions. Some of the top words include: zonked, bagged, pressed, TCS (Tom Can't Stop), cool hand luke, and 25 more.