soft underbelly
Example Sentences
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Lane’s Willy is both a paternal tyrant and a wounded bear, growling if anyone interrupts him yet unable to conceal his soft underbelly.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
What we have here is McDonell’s soft underbelly — therapist visits, journaling with colored pens, worrying about Alzheimer’s disease — and I am loath to poke it too much.
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2023
The team also found evidence that some spineless areas of the echidna’s body, including its soft underbelly and the inside of its legs, allow heat to escape.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 17, 2023
“There’s a whole bunch of these things, the soft underbelly of monarchical symbolism, that can be altered,” Lagassé said.
From Seattle Times • May 17, 2022
By late 1942, success in the North African campaign had allowed the Allies to turn their attention to the "soft underbelly" of German-held Europe.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2022
