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1 pay lip-service to
(to show respect to, or approval of, in word only, without sincerely feeling it.) hykle, snakke etter munnen -
2 lip service
subst. \/ˈlɪpˌsɜːvɪs\/tomme ord, øyentjeneri, smisking, munnsvær, hykleripay lip service to late som man er enig i, late som man er enig med late som man er opptatt av, hykle bekymring for -
3 lip
lip1) (either of the folds of flesh which form the edge of the mouth: She bit her lip.) leppe2) (the edge of something: the lip of a cup.) rand, framspringende kant•- - lipped- lip-read
- lipstick
- pay lip-service tokant--------leppe--------randIsubst. \/lɪp\/1) ( anatomi) leppe2) ( botanikk) leppe3) kant, rand, leppe, støpekant, nebb, tut4) ( hverdagslig) frekkheter, fleip, nesevisheter5) fremspring, overkant6) ( musikk) embouchure, munnstilling, leppestilling, munnstykke7) ( mekanikk) skjær (på bor)8) (golf, også lip of hole) hullkantbite one's lip bite seg i leppenbutton the lip være stille, ikke si noe, kneppe igjen (munnen)curl one's lip geipe hånlig, se hånlig ut, hånlehang (up)on somebody's lips ( overført) henge ved noens lepper, sluke hvert ord noen sierit is on every lip eller it is on everybody's lips det er på alles lepperkeep a stiff upper lip ( overført) bite tennene sammen, ikke fortrekke en minelick one's lips eller smack one's lips slikke seg om munnenlips lepper, munnlower\/under lip underleppemy lips are sealed min munn er lukket (med sju segl)none of your lip! ( hverdagslig) ikke vær så nesevis!open one's lips si noe, åpne munnenpay lip service snakke etter munnenupper lip overleppeIIverb \/lɪp\/1) berøre med leppene2) ( gammeldags) kysse3) ytre mykt, hviske4) ( om vann) slikke5) ( golf) forklaring: slå ballen helt til kanten av et hull
См. также в других словарях:
pay lip service to something — phrase to say that you support something although you do not really, especially when you do nothing to prove your support Most people only paid lip service to the state religion. Thesaurus: to support an idea, plan or personsynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
pay lip service to — ► pay lip service to express superficial or insincere respect or support for. Main Entry: ↑lip … English terms dictionary
pay lip service to (something) — give/pay lip service to (something) to say that you agree with and support an idea or plan but not do anything to help it to succeed. The company pays lip service to the notion of racial equality but you look around you and all you see are white… … New idioms dictionary
pay lip service to — See: LIP SERVICE … Dictionary of American idioms
pay lip service to — See: LIP SERVICE … Dictionary of American idioms
pay\ lip\ service\ to — See: lip service … Словарь американских идиом
pay lip service to something — to say that you support something although you do not really, especially when you do nothing to prove your support Most people only paid lip service to the state religion … English dictionary
pay lip service to — express support for insincerely. → lip … English new terms dictionary
lip service — lip .service n pay lip service to sb/sth to say that you support or agree with something without doing anything to prove it ▪ organizations that pay lip service to career development … Dictionary of contemporary English
lip service — When people pay lip service to something, they express their respect, but they don t act on their words, so the respect is hollow and empty … The small dictionary of idiomes
lip service — noun an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction • Syn: ↑hypocrisy • Derivationally related forms: ↑hypocritical (for: ↑hypocrisy) • Hypernyms: ↑pretense, ↑ … Useful english dictionary