聊以塞责

liáoyǐsèzé

just to meet the bare requirements

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liao2 yi3 se4 ze2

just to get away with one's responsibilities, in order to get off the hook

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聊以塞责

liáo yǐ sè zé

trump up so as to avoid blame; just to meet the bare requirements; We have not done enough to answer the needs of the case, but if our conduct is called into question, we can at least say that we have done our part or our share or what responsibility requires of us, etc...

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聊以塞責|聊以塞责 [liáo yǐ sè zé] ► just to get away with one's responsibilities ► in order to get off the hook