The Vocabulary of Agreement

eine Entscheidung mittragen
To help carry a decision. To support it together with others.

hinter einer Entscheidung stehen
To stand behind a decision.

eine tragfähige Lösung
A solution that can bear weight. One that will hold.

abnicken
To nod something through. To approve without real examination.

durchwinken
To wave something through.

das Lippenbekenntnis
A commitment of the lips. The Duden dictionary defines it as a commitment that shows itself only in words, not in deeds.

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