lip-service

/ˈlɪpsɜːvɪs/ noun [no plural]

Translation

give/pay lip-service to sth informal › to say that you support an idea or plan, but not do anything to help it succeed

gürleyip yağmamak; sözde destek vermek, laf olsun diye desteklemek

Although everyone pays lip-service to it, nobody talks seriously about cleaning up the environment.1179

(Definition of lip-service noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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