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I had a very hard father. I had two sisters. He was soft on them and hard on me.
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Meaning of "soft on" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOFT ON

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WHAT DOES SOFT ON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of soft on in the English dictionary

The definition of soft on in the dictionary is gentle, sympathetic, or lenient towards. Other definition of soft on is feeling affection or infatuation for.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOFT ON

soft hyphen
soft ice-cream
soft iron
soft landing
soft launch
soft lens
soft line
soft loan
soft margarine
soft money
soft option
soft palate
soft paste
soft pedal
soft pencil
soft porn
soft power
soft release
soft roe
soft rot

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOFT ON

act on
be great on
count on
get on
hit on
hot on
just on
lay it on
light on
lose out on
put on
right on
run out on
set on
shed light on
sit on
start on
take out on
wait on
walk out on

Synonyms and antonyms of soft on in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «soft on» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOFT ON

Find out the translation of soft on to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of soft on from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «soft on» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

软卧上
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

suave en
570 millions of speakers

English

soft on
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुलायम पर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لينة على
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мягкая на
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

suave no
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নরম উপর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

douce sur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lembut pada
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

weich auf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ソフト上
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소프트 에
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alus ing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mềm trên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மென்மையான மீது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मऊ ऑन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yumuşak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

morbido
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

miękkie na
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

м´яка на
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

moale pe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαλακό για
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sag op
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mjuk på
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

myk på
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of soft on

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOFT ON»

The term «soft on» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.373 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOFT ON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about soft on

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3 QUOTES WITH «SOFT ON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word soft on.
1
Ron Fournier
Obama does not need to worry as much as past Democratic presidents about being labeled soft on national security - not after giving the order that led to the assassination of Osama bin Laden. No, his biggest concern is being labeled tone deaf on joblessness and debt.
2
Albert Gubay
I had a very hard father. I had two sisters. He was soft on them and hard on me.
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Milo Ventimiglia
I'm tough on the outside and soft on the inside... I'm really a shy guy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOFT ON»

Discover the use of soft on in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to soft on and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
The key text on problem-solving negotiation-updated and revised Since its original publication nearly thirty years ago, Getting to Yes has helped millions of people learn a better way to negotiate.
Roger Fisher, William L. Ury, Bruce Patton, 2011
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Decarcerative policy. Soft on crime?: A Discussion
Alternative models, such as community sentences, on the other hand, have a reputation of being too 'soft' on criminals, i.e. not meeting the public's expectations in terms of punitiveness, and its effectiveness is often doubted. Rather than ...
Linda Schädler, 2014
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Nutrition Now
... etc) Food Description MIXED DISHES—Continued On whole wheat Cheese, grilled: On white bread, soft On part whole wheat On whole wheat Chicken fillet Chicken salad: On white bread, soft On part whole wheat On whole wheat Corned ...
Judith Brown, 2007
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Analyzing Sun networks
... 06:25:16 1990 read/write.rw on Mon Nov 26 06:25:16 1990 read/write on Mon Nov 26 06:25:17 1990 navler-ulp:/u/naread only.nosuld.bg,soft on Mon Nov 26 06:43:18 1990 navler-ulp:/u/nb read only,nosuld.bg,soft on Mon Nov 26 06:43:19  ...
Carl Malamud, 1992
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Elab. of soft on. soft-flimsy. See soft, n., 2. soft ha'porth. A 'softy'; a person easily imposed upon or duped: mostly working-classes': C.20. soft horn. A donkey, lit. or fig.: coll.: from ca. 1860; ob. (H., 3rd ed.) Because an ass's ears, unlike horns, ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
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Safire's Political Dictionary
soft money See HARD MONEY . soft on Communism 679 soft on Communism Attack phrase used by those convinced that the United States was in danger from internal Communist subversion, later aimed at accommodationists who did not ...
William Safire, 2008
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Hands-On Dulcimer
Then, play loud on one string, soft on the next, etc. Play the 4's as loud as you can, then as soft as you can. - Play one part of Exercise 14 over and over, gradually becoming louder then steadily becoming quiet. - Take the two octave scale in D ...
Mike Casey, 2011
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Beyond the Double Bind: Women and Leadership
At issue in 1988 was whether Dukakis was "tough" on crime, in 1972 whether McGovern was "soft" on Communism. When red-blooded, adrenaline-charged candidates went so far as to snort that their opponents were "squishy soft" on ...
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, 1995
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
It was first put as soft employment in 1639. soft on 1. Attracted to or emotionally involved with, as in He's been soft on Margaretforyears. This usage was first recorded in 1840. 2. Not stern, lenient, especially too much so. For example, Some ...
Christine Ammer, 2013
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Liberalism and American Identity
Given their attack on liberals for being "soft on communism," however, the conservative foreign policy in the late 1940s seems oddly inconsistent. Senator Robert Taft — a conservative known as "Mr. Republican" — argued against American ...
Patrick M. Garry, 1992

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