pencil whip | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Toapprovea document without actually knowing or reviewing what it is that is being approved.; (idiomatic)To complete a form, record, or document without having performed the implied work or without supporting data or evidence.Knowing the auditors were coming in just a week, we chose topencil whipthe quarterly inventory forms for the last year.1998,Airman, volume42, page26:So, if youpencil-whippedthat last survey, you've probably shot yourself in the foot, according to Stanley.2018, Shane Bauer,American Prison:“Nothing should be 9:00, 9:15, 9:30, because the auditors say you're pencil-whipping it. And truth be known, we dopencil-whipit. We can't add by fifteen because that really puts you in a bind. Add by fourteen. That looks pretty come audit time.[…]

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