| 单词 | soft touch |
| 释义 | soft touchSEE SYNONYMS FOR soft touch ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal.a person who is easily convinced, especially to give or lend money: a soft touch for charities. a person who is easily influenced, duped, or imposed upon: a soft touch for anybody with a sob story. a person, team, etc., that is easily defeated: They're a soft touch for any team in the league. a task or activity that is easily or quickly done, especially a job that pays well and requires little work. Origin of soft touchFirst recorded in 1935–40 Words nearby soft touchsoft spot, soft steel, soft tick, soft tissue, soft-top, soft touch, soft tree fern, soft tubercle, soft ulcer, software, software house Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for soft touchsoft touch nouninformal a person easily persuaded or imposed on, esp to lend money Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with soft touchsoft touch Someone easily persuaded or taken advantage of, especially in giving away money. For example, Ask Dan for the money; he's always a soft touch. [First half of 1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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