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give lip service to
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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 faces.
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Living in the present moment is a concept many people pay lip service to.
Living in the Present Moment by Mohit Pithadia / Business, international community
Living in the present moment is a concept many people pay lip service to.
Living in the Present Moment A Clean Engine Delivers Power by masood ahmed / Sports and fitness community
We often pay lip service to the idea of being grateful for our blessings But too often this pseudo-gratitude is upstaged in our daily lives by the need to whine and moan about every little detail that is not exactly as we would have it We often pay lip service to the idea of being grateful for our blessings.
Gratitude Is the Key to a Better World for Everyone by Tim Whiston / Self Improvement community
 
 
 
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