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Other bands gave us lip service, but when it came down to it they kind of backed off. That was a little disheartening. But I respect them. That's their business.
Mike McCready

Meaning of "lip service" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIP SERVICE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIP SERVICE

noun
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lip service is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LIP SERVICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lip service

Lip service is an idiom meaning 'giving approval or support insincerely'. Lip service may also refer to...

Definition of lip service in the English dictionary

The definition of lip service in the dictionary is insincere support or respect expressed but not put into practice.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIP SERVICE

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lip balm
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lip-smacking
lip-sync
lip-synch
lipa
lipaemia
Lipari Islands
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lipase
Lipchitz
lipe

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIP SERVICE

advice
civil service
community service
customer service
dating service
express delivery service
funeral service
health service
in-service
information service
memorial service
military service
news service
pizza delivery service
public service
refuse disposal service
room service
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shuttle service

Synonyms and antonyms of lip service in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «lip service» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIP SERVICE

Find out the translation of lip service to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lip service from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lip service» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

口惠而实不
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de boquilla
570 millions of speakers

English

lip service
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

होंठ सेवा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التشدق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

на словах
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

serviço de bordo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আন্তরিকতাবিহীন সেবা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

du bout des lèvres
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perkhidmatan bibir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lippenbekenntnis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リップサービス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

립 서비스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lip service
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dịch vụ môi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உதடு சேவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओठ सेवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yapay bağlılık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

a parole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

frazesy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на словах
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vorbe goale
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λόγια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lippediens
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

läpparnas bekännelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lip service
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lip service

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIP SERVICE»

The term «lip service» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.598 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIP SERVICE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lip service

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10 QUOTES WITH «LIP SERVICE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lip service.
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Neal Boortz
A lot of people out there pay good lip service to the idea of personal freedom... right up to the point that someone tries to do something that they don't personally approve of.
2
Peter DeFazio
There is a lot of lip service paid in this Congress and downtown at the White House about family values and small business. Who better represents family values and small business than the fishermen and women on the Oregon and California coast.
3
Sunny Deol
I am happy with my family and my colleagues and want to continue making my own kind of cinema. I have never belonged to any camp and have no friends in the industry. Most of them will pay lip service, but when it comes to doing, they tend to shy away.
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Gelsey Kirkland
The voices of moral authority in the theatre demanded only punctuality and physical performance. In the light of continuing pressure and stress, the occasional lip service paid to moderation was meaningless. Starvation and poisoning were not excesses, but measures taken to stay within the norm.
5
Helmut Kohl
You didn't just pay lip service to the goal of overcoming the division of Europe and Germany... Rather, you put yourself at the forefront of those who encouraged us on the way to unity.
6
David Malpass
While Washington pays lip service to the challenges facing small businesses, it repeatedly chooses its own expansion over results. In effect, government has become a huge silent partner in all businesses, often taking a majority of the profits and forcing many unprofitable business decisions without the risk that it will be fired.
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Mike McCready
Other bands gave us lip service, but when it came down to it they kind of backed off. That was a little disheartening. But I respect them. That's their business.
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Sophia Myles
I'm very grateful that I have one of those faces that seems to blend back into the crowd. A lot of people pay lip service to wanting a normal life, but it's actually very important to me.
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Irwin Redlener
Kids get a lot of lip service in disaster planning, but they tend to get far fewer resources than they need. The mantra of 'children are our most valuable resource' is almost never matched by actual funding.
10
Pepper Schwartz
Women may give lip service to wanting husbands who take on an equal role in raising children, but many will pull rank when an important decision, like how to discipline or what baby sitter to hire, has to be made.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIP SERVICE»

Discover the use of lip service in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lip service and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lip Service
On the surface, Julia Sterling's life is enviable.
M. J. Rose, 2013
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Lip Service
Poetry. "Bruce Andrews is a performance artist and poet whose texts are some of the most radical of the Language school.
Bruce Andrews, 2001
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Lip Service: Smiles in Life, Death, Trust, Lies, Work, ...
Her groundbreaking work shows how the smile says much more than we realize—or care to admit. To read this book is to learn just how much the smile influences our lives and our relationships.
Marianne LaFrance, 2011
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Lip Service: The Truth about Women's Darker Side in Love, ...
Drawing on original research, interviews, statistics, and anecdotes, a provocative study examines the realities of women's sexual behavior, attacks double standards emphasizing differences between women and men, and explains why women are ...
Kate Fillion, 1996
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Chief Customer Officer: Getting Past Lip Service to ...
This book provides leaders the tools and information they need to overcome organizational inertia and deliver a meaningful customer experience.
Jeanne Bliss, 2011
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Lip Service
This study guide will teach you practical steps to take that will lead you closer to your Savior. This is meant to be a continuous process.
Doreen Schultz, 2011
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Lip Service (Mills & Boon M&B) (Lone Star Sisters - Book 3)
Susan Mallery. Lip Service Susan Mallery LIP SERVICE CHAPTER ONE “I' D LIKE YOU to marry. www.millsandboon.co.uk.
Susan Mallery, 2014
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Lip Service: A Play
British playwright Francis Jarman (A Star Fell, Girls Will Be Girls, Invictus) shows what happens whens styles, ideologies, and generations collide.
Francis Jarman, 2007
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Lip service: 50 humorous stories of the worst customer ...
Let's face it. Getting good customer service these days is about as easy as winning the lottery. In this enlightening collection of true stories, Hal Becker takes a look at how ba
Hal B. Becker, 2001
10
Lip Service
Tantalizing Josie Jackson isn't really a hot babe.
Lori Foster, Julie Elizabeth Leto, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIP SERVICE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lip service is used in the context of the following news items.
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Moving away from racism - really or more BN lip service? - Malaysia …
SUNDAY'S "moments of madness" in Kuala Lumpur when a group of about 100 men went amok to show support for a man whom police had ... «Malaysia Chronicle, Jul 15»
2
Bernie Sanders: structural racism needs to end for economic justice …
The progressive movement needs to stop paying lip service to the issues black voters care about. We're not going to stop shouting. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Lean In: Sonya Rhodes, author and educator | Family … - The Tribune
He gave lip service. I wrote a contract. He went to bed angry. I slept on the couch. Our relationship rocked with dissension and hostility. «The San Luis Obispo Tribune, Jul 15»
4
WWE Battleground 2015 Results: Biggest Takeaways from Latest …
... more attention, more ring time and more of what their male counterparts get each night, the company has mostly responded with lip service. «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
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OracleVoice: The Tech-Centric Revolution Is Here - Forbes
We pay a lot of lip service to this phenomenon, but have we all really bought in? In today's world, the media still think of the “tech-savvy” CEO as ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
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Catching worms - Opinion - Jerusalem Post
However, this lip service was paid only in an interview to the German paper Bild, making it little more than inconsequential. Germany, of course ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
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Khaleda's 'party reorganisation' mere lip service still - Prothom Alo
Khaleda's 'party reorganisation' mere lip service still. Riadul Karim | Update: 23:20, Jul 19, 2015. 0 Like. BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, during an exchange of ... «Prothom Alo, Jul 15»
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FG Paying Lip Service to Maritime Services Reform - Ode
"But, what the government is doing regarding the reforms have been lip service. Today, they are talking about 24-hour clearance of cargoes. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Bloomfield letter: Lip service
It is now obvious that we were given lip service. When we followed up with one of the officers, we were told, "We don't have enough officers to ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
10
Tomorrow's IoT leaders must offer more than automated lip service
For example, marketing minions at all today's service providers– be they banks, mobile operators or ISPs – use the scattergun feature ... «M2M Now, Jul 15»

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