lip servicenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈlɪp ˌsɜː.vɪs/us/ˈlɪp ˌsɝː.vɪs/pay lip service to sth
to say that you agree with something but do nothing to support it:
She claims to be in favour of training, but so far she's only paid lip service to the idea.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Backing, supporting & defending
- -backed
- argumentation
- bale
- bale out
- bear
- behind every great/successful man there stands a woman idiom
- buttress
- carry
- defensible
- endorse
- espouse
- fight your corner idiom
- speak
- stake
- stand by sb
- stand by sth
- stand shoulder to shoulder with sb idiom
- strike
- sympathize
- sympathy
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