- soft soap someone
- If you soft soap someone, you flatter them.(Dorking School Dictionary)
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soft soap someone
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soft soap someone — If you soft soap someone, you flatter them … The small dictionary of idiomes
Soft soap someone — If you soft soap someone, you flatter them … Dictionary of English idioms
soft-soap — soft soaps, soft soaping, soft soaped VERB If you soft soap someone, you flatter them or tell them what you think they want to hear in order to try and persuade them to do something. [V n] The government is not soft soaping the voters here … English dictionary
soap (someone) up — vb American to flatter, cajole. A phrase used espe cially by adolescents since 2000. It may derive from the earlier phrase to soft soap someone … Contemporary slang
soft-soap — v [T] BrE informal to say nice things to someone in order to persuade them to do something ▪ Don t think you can soft soap me! >soft soap n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
soft-soap — verb transitive INFORMAL to be nice to someone when you want them to do something for you ╾ ,soft soap noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
soft-soap — UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms soft soap : present tense I/you/we/they soft soap he/she/it soft soaps present participle soft soaping past tense soft soaped past participle soft soaped informal to be nice to someone when you want them to do … English dictionary
soft soap — 1. n. flattering talk; sweet talk. □ I don’t mind a little soft soap. It won’t affect what I do, though. □ Don’t waste my time with soft soap. I know you don’t mean it. 2. tv. to attempt to convince someone (of something) by gentle persuasion. □… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
soft-soap — verb (T) informal to say nice things to someone in order to persuade them to do something, change their mind etc: Don t think you can soft soap me! soft soap noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
soft-soap — verb 1. persuade someone through flattery • Hypernyms: ↑wheedle, ↑cajole, ↑palaver, ↑blarney, ↑coax, ↑sweet talk, ↑inveigle • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
