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This is a common British idiom used metaphorically to describe the state of elation, carelessness, or reduced productivity felt when someone is nearing the end of a difficult, unpleasant, or long-term obligation.
I would like an idiomatic word or phrase which I can use in this context:-
“I just had my car serviced and now the water pump has gone bust! I phoned the garage to complain but found out that, after twenty odd years of custom from me, they have recently sold up and left! Quite obviously they were demob happy.”
This example refers to the shoddy job that was done by a mechanic who knew that soon the garage was to close and his work was poorly done in the knowledge that he would soon retire.
I would like an idiomatic word or phrase which I can use in this context:-
“I just had my car serviced and now the water pump has gone bust! I phoned the garage to complain but found out that, after twenty odd years of custom from me, they have recently sold up and left! Quite obviously they were demob happy.”
This example refers to the shoddy job that was done by a mechanic who knew that soon the garage was to close and his work was poorly done in the knowledge that he would soon retire.
