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Christina Quynh
2022-03-11 07:03
An easy/a soft touch noun phrase
A person who has an easy or a soft touch has a kind and tender way of behaving.
I think that you are going to be a great teacher because you have a soft touch.
She fell in love with him because he has a soft touch.
A person who is an easy or a soft touch can easily be persuaded to do something.
My mom is no soft touch. No one can change what she has decided.
I'm sure that I can persuade my father to give me some money because he is a soft touch.
Extremely sweet, friendly or generous
A proverb refers to the traits of a nice, loving person who looks cold outside.
This phrase is formed based on from the mid 19th slang "touch" used by criminals to allude to the act of stealing something from someone, particularly from a pocket.
Do you see anything wrong?
1. Doing something extremely well
2. Behaving in an extreme or remarkable manner
1. Holly was in rare form during her speech, so she got the first prize in the competition last night.
2. Corrine: I'm going to buy Christmas presents for everybody. Do you want to go with me?
Laura: Oh...My kids are in rare form today, so I cannot go with you. Sorry!
