soft on

idiom

informal + old-fashioned
: attracted to (someone)
I think he's a little soft on her.

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Last fall, Broussard suddenly became fodder in the presidential campaign when Donald Trump claimed Bailey’s killing was an example of then-Vice President Kamala Harris being soft on crime during her time as San Francisco district attorney in the mid 2000s. Thomas Peele, Mercury News, 9 June 2025 The school's treatment of those protesters prompted lawsuits against U-M, but in the eyes of some people in Florida, Ono was too soft on the encampment. Julia Gomez, USA Today, 5 June 2025 As expected, Republicans used the vote to portray Democrats as soft on crime and willing to look the other way at predators who abuse teen-agers. Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 1 June 2025 The bronzed base includes five flower ports, each made of flexible rubber that’s soft on little beaks, with removable perches that detach for easy winter storage. Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for soft on

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“Soft on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft%20on. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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