cầm chừng

 

• At an indifferent level, half-heartedly, perfunctorily
  • làm việc cầm chừng
    To work perfunctorily, to work half-heartedly
  • bắn cầm chừng để chờ viện binh
    to keep firing at an indifferent level while waiting for reinforcements, to fire sporadically while waiting for reinforcements