走过场

走过场:

Literally means:

do something as mere formality

Actually means:

It originally means actors in opera performance go from one end of the stage to the other without stopping.

It figuratively means one is not seriously doing something, but doing it in a perfunctory way in response to others' request. Derogatory.

原指戏曲表演中角色上场后，不多停留，只是简单地穿过舞台从另一侧下场。

比喻事情不是真心实意地去做，而是做做样子人看，以便应付别人的要求。具有贬义色彩。