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soft touches

soft touches is the plural of soft touch.

Meaning of soft touch

Noun

soft touch (plural soft touches)

  1. (idiomatic) A person or group that is sympathetic, accommodating, easily overcome, or easily persuaded, especially one that loans or readily gives money to another.
    • But Fred Heimach, who batted for Quinn in the Brooklyn half and fanned, proved a soft touch for the Cardinals in the ninth.1931 August 15, Roscoe McGowen, “Baseball: Cards, in farewell, upset Robins, 9-3”, in New York Times, page 11
    Synonyms:
    pushover, softy, sucker
  2. (idiomatic) A comfortable situation; an easy task or undemanding occupation, especially one which is comfortably remunerative.
    • Many people, not in the teaching profession, have the mistaken idea that teaching is a "soft touch."1939, T. Mitchell, “The ‘Soft Touch’ in Teaching”, in Washington Education, volume 71, number 1, page 28

Questions about soft touches

What is soft touches the plural of?
Soft touches is the plural of soft touch.

Words near soft touches in the dictionary

  1. soft top
  2. soft tops
  3. soft tortoise
  4. soft tortoises
  5. soft touch
  6. soft touches
  7. soft toy
  8. soft toys
  9. soft underbellies
  10. soft underbelly
  11. soft vore

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