soft on

idiom

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

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“Soft on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft%20on. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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