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ˈsoft-soap: transitive verb
soft ˈsoap: noun

ˈsoft-soap VB trans Brit fig inf

to soft-soap sb

jdm Honig um's Maul schmieren inf

soft ˈsoap N no pl

1. soft soap (cleanser):

flüssige Seife

2. soft soap fig inf (flattery):

Schleimerei f pej

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He didn't soft-soap them, or give them hope when there is none. business.financialpost.com

There's no way to soft-soap this. www.lfpress.com

He wishes she would soft-soap an old man in their neighborhood and get written into his will. www.npr.org

I hope that this consultation is not just a sham exercise to soft-soap an unsuspecting public. en.wikipedia.org

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