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soft underbellies

soft underbellies is the plural of soft underbelly.

Meaning of soft underbelly

Noun

soft underbelly (plural soft underbellies)

  1. (idiomatic) A weak spot; a soft spot.
    • But supply convoys are the soft underbelly of a powerful, modern military force that the Taliban is incapable of matching in conventional combat.2009 March 30, Mustafa Qadri, “Nato's soft underbelly”, in The Guardian

Questions about soft underbellies

What is soft underbellies the plural of?
Soft underbellies is the plural of soft underbelly.

Words near soft underbellies in the dictionary

  1. soft tortoises
  2. soft touch
  3. soft touches
  4. soft toy
  5. soft toys
  6. soft underbellies
  7. soft underbelly
  8. soft vore
  9. soft water
  10. soft waters
  11. soft wheat

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