lip service
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ˈlip ˌservice noun
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English Dictionaryˈlip ˌservice noun pay lip service to somebody/something to say that you support or agree with something without doing anything to prove it:
organizations that pay lip service to career development [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Idiomslip servicesupport shown by words only and not by action
They paid lip service to the proposal but I don't think that they really support it.
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lip service n. Support shown by words only and not by actions; a show of loyalty that is not proven in action.
■ Usually used with "pay".
Bv holding elections, communism pays lip service to democracy, but it offers only one candidate per office. Some people pay lip service to education, but don't vote taxes for better schools. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲