| a lick and a promise |
敷衍（传统表达法） |
(Traditional expression) Describing a cleaning job that is done quickly and superficially, although it was supposed to have been done thoroughly. |
EXAMPLE: The hotel maid wanted to leave work early yesterday so she finished her work with a lick and promise and ran out the back door.
昨天，这个酒店服务员想早点下班，所以草草收工，从后门跑了出去。 |
