soft-soap
soft-soap noun: persuasion by means of flattery or pleasing words.
Noun
soft-soap (uncountable)
- Persuasion by means of flattery or pleasing words.
- And look here, my dear, don't let them get round you with soft soap either.1928, Agatha Christie, The Mystery of the Blue Train
- If it ‘adn’t a-been for your soft soap I’d a-got my forty quid out o’ the old devil months ago.1937, Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon
Verb
soft-soap (third-person singular simple present soft-soaps, present participle soft-soaping, simple past and past participle soft-soaped)
soft-soap meaning in Tamil
soft-soap in Tamil
- சவர்க்கார நீர்மம் பூசு
Synonyms of soft-soap
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Forms of soft-soap
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | soft soap |
| alternative form | softsoap |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | soft-soaps |
| present participle | soft-soaping |
| past participle | soft-soaped |
| past | soft-soaped |
Questions about soft-soap
- What does soft-soap mean?
- Soft-soap means persuasion by means of flattery or pleasing words.
- What is soft-soap in Tamil?
- Soft-soap in Tamil is சவர்க்கார நீர்மம் பூசு. See Soft-soap meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is soft-soap?
- Soft-soap can be a noun or a verb.
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