lip service

But as Mr. Gottlieb accurately says, today most philosophers do not accept that philosophical problems are merely linguistic confusions and pay no more than lip service to his ideas.

“Are you paying lip service or is this your intention?” the judge asked.

There’s lip service to that idea here, but the film doesn’t take itself seriously enough to give us the chills.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris’s failed presidential campaign promised small change while pledging at least lip service to cutting the deficit.

Not so the state’s other Democratic leaders, who for years have paid lip service to making New York more hospitable for the wealthy and businesses while they do the opposite.