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).
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lip service
n
insincere support or respect expressed but not put into practice
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lip′ serv`ice
n.
insincere profession of friendship, admiration, support, etc.; service by words only.
lip′ serv`er, n.
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Noun | 1. | lip service - an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction 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" |
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lip service
n to pay lip service to sth → essere favorevole a qc solo a parolehe pays lip service to environmentalism but ... → si professa ambientalista ma...
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