phrasal verb

Soften up

Rank #1953Letter SInseparable

2Sections

Weaken

Meanings

  • Weaken (separable [optional], International English)
  • Do things to please someone in the hope that they will do what you want (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • We need to SOFTEN UP before someone notices.
  • Management's decided to SOFTEN UP apparently.
  • I suppose SOFTEN UP is the least terrible option.

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