mail (something) in

1. Literally, to send something somewhere or to someone by mail. I mailed in the application months ago, but I still haven't heard from the university!

2. To perform a given task, duty, or activity with little or no attention, effort, or interest; to do something perfunctorily. Usually such a key player on the field, the team's star running back seems to be mailing it in this afternoon. I usually love his work in film, but he totally mailed in his performance for this voice-over role.

mail it in

To perform a given task, duty, or activity with little or no attention, effort, or interest; to do something perfunctorily. Usually such a key player on the field, the team's star running back seems to be mailing it in this afternoon. I usually love his work in film, but he totally mailed it in for this voice-over role.

词组	mail (something) in
释义	mail (something) in mail (something) in 1. Literally, to send something somewhere or to someone by mail. I mailed in the application months ago, but I still haven't heard from the university! 2. To perform a given task, duty, or activity with little or no attention, effort, or interest; to do something perfunctorily. Usually such a key player on the field, the team's star running back seems to be mailing it in this afternoon. I usually love his work in film, but he totally mailed in his performance for this voice-over role. See also: mail mail it in To perform a given task, duty, or activity with little or no attention, effort, or interest; to do something perfunctorily. Usually such a key player on the field, the team's star running back seems to be mailing it in this afternoon. I usually love his work in film, but he totally mailed it in for this voice-over role. See also: mail Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: mail it in mail from some place literally a pinch and a punch for the first of the month beat the pants off beat the pants off (of) (someone) beat the pants off someone beat the socks off (of) (someone) drift with drift with (something)
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