Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom To pay lip service ........

English Language (CGL) Idiom & Phrases

Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.

To pay lip service

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SSC CGL 20th August 2021 Shift-2

To be insincere

To make loud statements

To talk out of turn

To ask for permission

- To pay lip service

- This means to express approval or support insincerely, often without taking any real action.

- Option 1: To be insincere

- This matches the meaning of the idiom as it involves not being genuine in one's declarations.

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- Option 2: To make loud statements

- This implies expressing opinions loudly, which doesn't necessarily relate to insincerity.

- Option 3: To talk out of turn

- This means to speak when it's not appropriate, unrelated to insincerity.

- Option 4: To ask for permission

- This is about seeking consent, not connected to the idiom's meaning.

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