zuò​yī​tiān​hé​shang​zhuàng​yī​tiān​zhōng

to just get by

Senses

做一天和尚撞一天钟/ 做一天和尚撞一天鐘 zuò​yī​tiān​hé​shang​zhuàng​yī​tiān​zhōng (also zuò​yī​tiān​hé​shàng​zhuàng​yī​tiān​zhōng) to just get by

to do one's job mechanically or hold a position passively without any initiative or long-term interest

做一天和尚撞一天钟/ 做一天和尚撞一天鐘 zuò​yī​tiān​hé​shang​zhuàng​yī​tiān​zhōng (also zuò​yī​tiān​hé​shàng​zhuàng​yī​tiān​zhōng) to do what is expected

to fulfill the duties of one's position for as long as one holds it, often with a sense of resignation or merely doing what one must

References

same_as 当一天和尚撞一天钟/當一天和尚撞一天鐘 做一天和尚撞一天钟/做一天和尚撞一天鐘