soft soap
- IPA[ˈsôf(t) ˌsōp]
美式
- a semifluid soap, especially one made with potassium rather than sodium salts.；persuasive flattery
- use flattery in order to persuade or cajole (someone) to do something
noun: soft soap
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a semifluid soap, especially one made with potassium rather than sodium salts.
- 2. informal persuasive flattery he started treating us as grown-ups, telling it straight with no soft soap
動詞
- 1. informal use flattery in order to persuade or cajole (someone) to do something timeshare touts try to soft-soap you into buying abroad
