soft underbelly
Example Sentences
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Lane’s Willy is both a paternal tyrant and a wounded bear, growling if anyone interrupts him yet unable to conceal his soft underbelly.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill thought of Italy as the "soft underbelly" of Nazi-dominated Europe, but the campaign there proved difficult and costly.
From BBC • May 31, 2024
The complicated and contentious case probes the soft underbelly of the issue of the southern residents’ plight: the availability of nutrient-rich Chinook, their preferred meal.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2023
What we have here is McDonell’s soft underbelly — therapist visits, journaling with colored pens, worrying about Alzheimer’s disease — and I am loath to poke it too much.
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2023
The team also found evidence that some spineless areas of the echidna’s body, including its soft underbelly and the inside of its legs, allow heat to escape.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 17, 2023
