soft soap
软肥皂,软皂,柔软的肥皂,柔软的香皂
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- : 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.
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Examples
There were stomachs, taut and flat, but also undulating bellies, soft and bloated from the breakfast buffet.
It was a Senate floor soap opera over none other than a soap-opera producer.
Francis is well into his seventies, looks it, has a mild demeanor and soft speaking style; but his rhetoric is electrifying.
My surgeon told me my bones were so soft he could barely install the screws.
Of course, with such a soft-handed approach comes criticism from the Danish right.
And once more, she found herself desiring to be like Janet--not only in appearance, but in soft manner and tone.
A few small rocks of some soft stone may be added, and in between these the Ferns are planted.
His face flushed with annoyance, and taking off his soft hat he began to beat it impatiently against his leg as he walked.
The delicious soft rains set in early, promising a good grain year.
Not a zephyr ruffled the leaf of a rose, and a soft breathing fragrance bathed his reposing senses.