to pay lip service to
1pay lip service to something — phrase to say that you support something although you do not really, especially when you do nothing to prove your support Most people only paid lip service to the state religion. Thesaurus: to support an idea, plan or personsynonym Main entry:… …
2pay lip service to — ► pay lip service to express superficial or insincere respect or support for. Main Entry: ↑lip …
3pay lip service to (something) — give/pay lip service to (something) to say that you agree with and support an idea or plan but not do anything to help it to succeed. The company pays lip service to the notion of racial equality but you look around you and all you see are white… …
4pay lip service to — See: LIP SERVICE …
5pay lip service to — See: LIP SERVICE …
6pay\ lip\ service\ to — See: lip service …
7pay lip service to something — to say that you support something although you do not really, especially when you do nothing to prove your support Most people only paid lip service to the state religion …
8pay lip service to — express support for insincerely. → lip …
9lip service — lip .service n pay lip service to sb/sth to say that you support or agree with something without doing anything to prove it ▪ organizations that pay lip service to career development …
10lip 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 …
