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soft touch

NOUN
gullible person
Synonyms
STRONG
easy mark
WEAK
bleeding heart easy pickings easy touch prize sap pushover softie sucker
ADJECTIVE
generous; gullible
Synonyms
STRONG
easily taken in generous gullible large-hearted liberal magnanimous unstinting

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It may also cause them to see you as a soft touch who they can tap for money at any time, and who feels obliged to give.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

The mass brawl at the final whistle, coupled with a brilliant Euro 2025 quarter-final victory over Spain on Saturday, removed any doubt these Young Lions could be a soft touch.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025

They didn’t intend to subsidize the state’s soft touch.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2025

Gov. Andy Beshear often seems like a soft touch.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2024

I walked slowly down the hall, surrounded by my shouting and jostling classmates, seeing only the beautiful soldier, feeling only the electric tingle of her soft touch on my head.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang

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