to pay lip service to
11lip service — noun an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction • Syn: ↑hypocrisy • Derivationally related forms: ↑hypocritical (for: ↑hypocrisy) • Hypernyms: ↑pretense, ↑ …
12lip service — When people pay lip service to something, they express their respect, but they don t act on their words, so the respect is hollow and empty. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you pay lip service to an idea or cause, you give verbal… …
13lip service — {n.} Support shown by words only and not by actions; a show of loyalty that is not proven in action. Usually used with pay . * /Bv holding elections, communism pays lip service to democracy, but it offers only one candidate per office./ * /Some… …
14lip service — {n.} Support shown by words only and not by actions; a show of loyalty that is not proven in action. Usually used with pay . * /Bv holding elections, communism pays lip service to democracy, but it offers only one candidate per office./ * /Some… …
15lip service — n. meaningless promise to pay lip service to * * * [ meaningless promise ] to pay lip service to …
16lip\ service — noun Support shown by words only and not by actions; a show of loyalty that is not proven in action. Usually used with pay . Bv holding elections, communism pays lip service to democracy, but it offers only one candidate per office. Some people… …
17lip service — N UNCOUNT: usu N to n/ ing (disapproval) If you say that someone pays lip service to an idea, you are critical of them because they say they are in favour of it, but they do not do anything to support it. Unhappily, he had done no more than pay… …
18lip service — noun pay lip service to to say that you support or agree with something without doing anything to prove your support: They re only paying lip service to women s rights …
19lip service — n fellatio. A humorous euphemism from the professional jargon of prostitution and pornography (punning on the stand ard idiom to pay lip service to ) …
20Lip service — When people pay lip service to something, they express their respect, but they don t act on their words, so the respect is hollow and empty …
