VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Give Lip Service to

Meaning:

Talk about supporting something without taking any concrete action

Examples:

  • The NA may give lip service to love and service to others, however, the bargains always require they 'receive' first, last and always.
  • One speaker, Mr Obiols i Germà, who I am delighted to see in his place, said that we must not just give lip service to our objectives in the Barcelona Process.