soft touch
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person or group that is sympathetic, accommodating, easily overcome, or easily persuaded, especially one that loans or readily gives money to another.
noun
A comfortable situation; an easy task or undemanding occupation, especially one which is comfortably remunerative.
Example Sentences
- "But Fred Heimach, who batted for Quinn in the Brooklyn half and fanned, proved a soft touch for the Cardinals in the ninth."
- "She was a soft touch for anyone with a genuine need."
- "The federal opposition says people smugglers now see Australia as a soft touch on border security."
- "Many people, not in the teaching profession, have the mistaken idea that teaching is a "soft touch.""
- "I finally abandoned any lingering illusions I had had that Ministry work was a soft touch."