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soft spot
noun
1.
a weak or vulnerable position, place, condition, etc.: a soft spot in their fortifications; a soft spot in the economy.
2.
emotional susceptibility: a soft spot for dogs and babies.
Origin:
1835–45, Americanism
1835–45, Americanism
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| soft spot | |
| —n | |
| a sentimental fondness (esp in the phrase have a soft spot for) | |
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Soft spot
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
soft spot n.
See fontanel.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
soft spot
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A weak or vulnerable point, as in That's the soft spot in his argument. [Mid-1900s]
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have a soft spot for. Have a tender or sentimental feeling for, as in Grandpa had a soft spot for Brian, his first grandson. This expression, first recorded in 1753 as "a soft place in one's heart," uses soft in the sense of "tender."
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
The soft spot on the top of my head is almost closed.
It's no secret that gamblers have a soft spot for larger-than-life venues.
One soft spot is its white-goods arm which, though relatively small, is a high-profile operation.
The driver of eastbound semi tractor-trailer combination lost control after driving over a soft spot on the road.
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