soft on

idiom

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

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Some people critique this way of parenting as being too soft on kids, saying that the world is harsh and kids will need to learn to deal with that, Johnson added. Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 22 May 2025 Gascón was considered by many voters to be soft on crime. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025 Democrats, sensitive to perceptions of being soft on crime, briefly delayed a planned vote, but did not say why. Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2025 Somehow, this shell also manages to be bizarrely soft on the skin with almost no rustle. Adrienne So, Wired News, 15 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 4 Jun. 2025.

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