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*soft on someone 
1. Fig. romantically attracted to someone. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) Fred is soft on Martha, I've heard. He looked like he was getting a little soft on Sally.
2. Fig. not severe enough on someone; too easy on someone or a class of people. (*Typically: be ~; get ~; grow ~.) The judge was viewed as being too soft on drug pushers. The cops are soft on speeders in this town.
See also: soft
soft on something
to not oppose something strongly enough His opponents accused him of being soft on crime because he opposed the death penalty.
Usage notes: often used with crime, and often used in a political context, as in the example
See also: soft
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It's good to soft on the old course from halfway down the back until just before the third-last fence.
Horse Racing: Ground dries out to soft, good to soft by The Racing Post (London, England)
Officials "very optimistic" Clonmel: Ground changed yesterday to soft, heavy in places on the Flat and hurdles track from heavy, and to yielding to soft on the chase course from heavy.
Horse Racing: Ascot ground softens ahead of first meeting by The Racing Post (London, England)
 
 
 
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