Idiom
give lip
Meaning
To speak to someone rudely or without respect.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Don't give me any lip while I am talking to you.”
“The teenager got into trouble at school for giving lip to his teacher during the lesson.”
“The manager warned the employee that he would be fired immediately if he continued to give lip to the customers.”
Examples
simple
“Don't give me any lip while I am talking to you.”
contextual
“The teenager got into trouble at school for giving lip to his teacher during the lesson.”
complex
“The manager warned the employee that he would be fired immediately if he continued to give lip to the customers.”
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