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lip service

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lip service
n.
Verbal expression of agreement or allegiance, unsupported by real conviction or action; hypocritical respect: "Lip service continues to be paid to resolving regional conflicts, but there is no sense of urgency" (Henry A. Kissinger).
lip service
Noun
pay lip service to to appear to support or obey something publicly while actually disregarding it
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lip service - an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
hypocrisy
dissembling, feigning, pretense, pretence - pretending with intention to deceive
crocodile tears - a hypocritical display of sorrow; false or insincere weeping; "the secretaries wept crocodile tears over the manager's dilemma"; "politicians shed crocodile tears over the plight of the unemployed"
Translations
lip service n to pay lip service to sth → alabar algo pero sin hacer nada
lip service n to pay lip service to sth → ne reconnaître le mérite de qch que pour la forme or qu'en paroles
lip service (pej) n to pay lip service to sth → ein Lippenbekenntnis nt zu etw ablegen
lip service n to pay lip service to sth → essere favorevole a qc solo a parole


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Ever wonder why China's economic and political leadership only gives lip service to serious appreciation of the RMB?
Paulson's expectations problem by Zoakos, C. / The International Economy
The publicly avowed policies of the administration to enforce border security are nothing but lip service designed to deceive the gullible.
Sovereignty-destroying agenda by Muhlenberg, John D.S. / The New American
BUT we must move beyond lip service and focus on solutions.
Enough lip service by McGill, Lisa / Black Enterprise
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