Word info

give lip

Verb

Meaning

give lip (third-person singular simple present gives lip, present participle giving lip, simple past gave lip, past participle given lip)

To speak to someone rudely or without respect.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Women may give lip service to wanting husbands who take on an equal role in raising children, but many will pull rank when an important decision, like how to discipline or what baby sitter to hire, has to be made. Pepper Schwartz

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