soft on

idiom

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

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In this framing, Mayor Bass’s resistance becomes evidence to conservative voters that all Democrats are soft on border security and weak on crime. Matt Klink, Oc Register, 10 July 2025 So after being criticized for being too soft on Putin, Trump is now expressing his unhappiness with the Russian leader—both for his refusal to accept a U.S.-proposed ceasefire and his increasing attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025 In the first, Boston was sloppy with the ball and soft on the glass, coughing up 20 turnovers while allowing 19 offensive rebounds (both season highs). Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2025 And the suitcases themselves were ugly: padded with textured black fabric, soft on one side, hard on the other, the malleable side bumpy and uneven with toiletries that had been stuffed in at the last moment. Elisa Wouk Almino, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 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 20 Jul. 2025.

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