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pay lip service

pay lip service (to something)

Fig. to express loyalty, respect, or support for something insincerely. You don't really care about politics. You're just paying lip service to the candidate. Don't sit here and pay lip service. Get busy!
See also: lip, pay, service

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nand-Indian, Hindi
TerenceTER-əntsEnglish
Katsurokah-tsoo-ṙo:Japanese
Andor (2)-Hungarian
Branka-Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
SevİL-Turkish
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