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soft touch
noun
- 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.
soft touch
noun
- informal.a person easily persuaded or imposed on, esp to lend money
Word History and Origins
Origin of soft touch1
Idioms and Phrases
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]Example Sentences
Avichal said the mission requires brute force but also a soft touch, as when an elderly woman in Altadena recently asked a cleanup crew for a personal treasure buried in her home’s rubble.
But what is no secret is Spurs are a soft touch for opponents with even the slightest hint of threat.
Cracked Cronin: “The whole key to that is the loving, soft touch of the head coach.”
It wants to be seen to be taking welfare reform seriously and not be seen as a "soft touch" – by some voters and a more hostile tabloid press.
But it also wants to be seen as not be seen as a "soft touch" by some on welfare payments.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from 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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