The candidate gave lip service to fixing the problems, but it is doubtful that he will do much.
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Lip service
Synonyms for "lip service" (36 found)
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hypocrisyhypocriticalnesslip devotionlip homagelip praiselip reverencelip worshipmealymouthednessmouth honor
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mouthingmummeryoilinessostentatious devotionpecksnifferypharisaismreligiositysanctimoniousnesssanctimonysnufflingsoft soapsolemn mockerysweet talktartufferytartuffismtokenismunctuousness
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Don’t madam me, — I can’t bear none of your lip service. I’m a plain-spoken woman, that’s what I am, and I like other people’s tongues to be as plain as mine.
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Your love is thick, and it swallowed me whole / You're so much braver than I gave you credit for / That's not lip service
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“OK, let’s see if he’s really being honest about this,” Ms. Neloms, 42, who is Black, recalled thinking. “My prayer is that it’s not just lip service.”
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