to give somebody some lip

Definición y Significado de "give somebody some lip"

to give somebody some lip

to talk to a person in a way that is rude and shows no respect for them

Disapproving

Idiom

Informal

Example

And he was not certain, not certain at all, what he'd do if the prisoner gave him any lip or tried to be smart.

When the teacher reprimanded him for not completing his assignment, he gave her some lip by arguing that the homework was too difficult.

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