- soft touch
- nouna person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of• Syn:
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noun1. : someone who can be easily talked into giving help (as a gift or loan of money) : easy markrecognized him early as a soft touch for a loan — John Lardner
2. : something easily performed or dispatchedit's not a soft touch; it's a business
3. : an easily defeated opponent : someone readily victimizedtheir traditional football rival promised to be a soft touch that year
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Informal.1. a person who is easily convinced, esp. to give or lend money: a soft touch for charities.2. a person who is easily influenced, duped, or imposed upon: a soft touch for anybody with a sob story.3. a person, team, etc., that is easily defeated: They're a soft touch for any team in the league.4. a task or activity that is easily or quickly done, esp. a job that pays well and requires little work.[1935-40]* * *
soft touch see under ↑touch• • •Main Entry: ↑soft* * *
soft touch,U.S. Informal. a person from whom money can easily be obtained for a loan, contribution, or the like: »His neighbors knew him as a soft touch for every charity drive (Atlantic).
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(also easy touch) informal a person who readily gives or does something if asked* * *
noun, pl ⋯ touches [count]US informal : a person who is easily deceived or taken advantage ofHis friends all know that he's a soft touch.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.