Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “pay lip service to“ and it is a phrase meaning “to provide support for something in words only, without any actions; to agree with something in words only, without any actions”.
Example Sentence: Managing a second wave of Covid-19 in winter was always going to be a tougher proposition than imposing a blanket lockdown in March. There is mounting evidence of fatigue, confusion and resentment over localised restrictions. Frustration has been compounded by the sense that the government pays only lip service to the notion that “we are all in this together”.
This phrase present in The Guardian article The Guardian view on Johnson and the public mood: poles apart and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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