聊以塞责

liáo yǐ sè zé

in order to minimally fulfill one's responsibilities

in order to get off the hook

聊

liáo

(coll.) to chat

以

yǐ

abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]

塞

sè

(bound form) to block; to obstruct

责

zé

duty