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soft touch

noun as in gullible person

adjective as in generous; gullible

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You are, in their household, considered a “soft touch” — someone who is easily guilt-tripped and/or coerced into parting with your money.

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The mass brawl at the final whistle, coupled with a brilliant Euro 2025 quarter-final victory over Spain on Saturday, removed any doubt these Young Lions could be a soft touch.

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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.

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But what is no secret is Spurs are a soft touch for opponents with even the slightest hint of threat.

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Cracked Cronin: “The whole key to that is the loving, soft touch of the head coach.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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