soft on

idiom

informal + old-fashioned
: attracted to (someone)
I think he's a little soft on her.

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It’s also designed with an interior liner that’s soft on the skin and smooths your silhouette. Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2025 Zoom in: Schimel needs to tout his pro-Trump bona fides and lean into messaging that paints the Democrat as soft on crime, Andrew Romeo, the group's senior adviser, wrote in the memo. Marc Caputo, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025 Despite their playful banter – not to mention Jacob giving Cara a gentle, affectionate slap on the butt – 1923 isn't about to go soft on us. Matt Cabral, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025 The tariff hostilities, simmering for weeks, escalated on Tuesday, when the Trump administration imposed a 25% tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada, alleging that those countries are both soft on drug smugglers, though statistics show Canada’s role in U.S. drug smuggling is minimal. Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for soft on

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“Soft on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft%20on. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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