soft soap

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noun

Informal. persuasive talk; flattery: to use soft soap to get one's way.

the semifluid soap produced when potassium hydroxide is used in the saponification of a fat or an oil.

Origin of soft soap

First recorded in 1625–35

Words nearby soft soap

soft-shoe, soft shoulder, soft sign, soft skill, soft skills, soft soap, soft-soaper, soft solder, soft-spoken, soft spot, soft steel

Definition for soft soap (2 of 2)

soft-soap

[ sawft-sohp, soft- ]

/ ˈsɔftˈsoʊp, ˈsɒft- /

verb (used with object)

Informal. to cajole; flatter.

to apply soft soap to.

verb (used without object)

to use soft soap in washing.

Origin of soft-soap

First recorded in1820–30

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Example sentences from the Web for soft soap

After standing two days, wash him clean with soft-soap and water.
The Mule|Harvey Riley
Next time he came to the encounter with hair cut short and his whole head smeared with soft-soap, and that time he won.
Hero Tales of the Far North|Jacob A. Riis
There was a barrel of soft-soap at the foot of the cellar-stairs, and I fell, head first, into that.
The Blunders of a Bashful Man|Metta Victoria Fuller Victor
However, it is not only men women soft-soap—they soft-soap each other as well.
The Champagne Standard|Mrs. John Lane

If that there Judson's son had spilled this soft-soap, I could get it; you might expect it from he and his class.
Mountain|Clement Wood

British Dictionary definitions for soft soap

soft soap

noun

med another name for green soap

informal flattering, persuasive, or cajoling talk

verb soft-soap

informal to use such talk on (a person)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with soft soap

soft soap

Flattery, cajolery, as in She's only six but she's learned how to get her way with soft soap. This colloquial expression alludes to liquid soap, likening its slippery quality to insincere flattery. Its figurative use was first recorded in 1830.

Cultural definitions for soft soap

soft soap

Flattery: “Mary asked the boss to stop giving her a lot of soft soap about her performance and to start leveling with her like any other employee.”

单词	soft soap
释义	soft soap SEE SYNONYMS FOR soft soap ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal. persuasive talk; flattery: to use soft soap to get one's way. the semifluid soap produced when potassium hydroxide is used in the saponification of a fat or an oil. Origin of soft soap First recorded in 1625–35 Words nearby soft soap soft-shoe, soft shoulder, soft sign, soft skill, soft skills, soft soap, soft-soaper, soft solder, soft-spoken, soft spot, soft steel Definition for soft soap (2 of 2) soft-soap [ sawft-sohp, soft- ] / ˈsɔftˈsoʊp, ˈsɒft- / verb (used with object) Informal. to cajole; flatter. to apply soft soap to. verb (used without object) to use soft soap in washing. Origin of soft-soap First recorded in1820–30 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for soft soap After standing two days, wash him clean with soft-soap and water. The Mule\|Harvey Riley Next time he came to the encounter with hair cut short and his whole head smeared with soft-soap, and that time he won. Hero Tales of the Far North\|Jacob A. Riis There was a barrel of soft-soap at the foot of the cellar-stairs, and I fell, head first, into that. The Blunders of a Bashful Man\|Metta Victoria Fuller Victor However, it is not only men women soft-soap—they soft-soap each other as well. The Champagne Standard\|Mrs. John Lane If that there Judson's son had spilled this soft-soap, I could get it; you might expect it from he and his class. Mountain\|Clement Wood British Dictionary definitions for soft soap soft soap noun med another name for green soap informal flattering, persuasive, or cajoling talk verb soft-soap informal to use such talk on (a person) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with soft soap soft soap Flattery, cajolery, as in She's only six but she's learned how to get her way with soft soap. This colloquial expression alludes to liquid soap, likening its slippery quality to insincere flattery. Its figurative use was first recorded in 1830. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to soft soap blarney, flattery, cajolery Cultural definitions for soft soap soft soap Flattery: “Mary asked the boss to stop giving her a lot of soft soap about her performance and to start leveling with her like any other employee.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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soft soap

noun

Origin of soft soap

Words nearby soft soap

Definition for soft soap (2 of 2)

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of soft-soap

Example sentences from the Web for soft soap

British Dictionary definitions for soft soap

noun

verb soft-soap

Idioms and Phrases with soft soap

Words related to soft soap

Cultural definitions for soft soap