敷衍

to elaborate (on a theme) / to expound (the classics) / perfunctory / to skimp / to botch / to do sth half-heartedly or just for show / barely enough to get by

to spread / to lay out / to apply (powder, ointment etc) / sufficient (to cover) / enough

to spread out / to develop / to overflow / to amplify / superfluous

to do things half-heartedly / to merely go through the motions

(idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions

to skimp on the job; to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriously

to skimp on the job / to work half-heartedly / not to take the job seriously