to pay lip service to sth

to pay lip service to sth
to pay lip service to sth
(feign support) 假装赞成某事；口头上支持某事
- They only pay lip service to the idea. 他们只是口头上支持这个主意。
See: pay

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to pay lip service to sth
to pay lip service to sth
[+ idea] 口头上答应； [+ value] 假装信奉
- They merely pay lip service to the idea of involving staff. 他们仅仅是口头上承认这个涉及全体职员的想法。
- Unhappily, he had done no more than pay lip service to their views. 不幸的是, 他只在口头上支持他们的观点。
See: lip service