soft spot
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3.6
- noun
- /sɔft spɑt/
- Informal
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debilidad
- Guess everyone has a soft spot, right?
I have a very soft spot in my heart for this guy.
- I have a very soft spot in my heart for this guy.
- And so I always I have a soft spot for people who steal.
- So I would say I I have a soft spot for Moodang still.
- It was hard not to feel a real soft spot for the women scientist we profiled.
- I have a real soft spot in my heart for people who have achieved super stardom.
- So it's kind of unique that I would understand distribution and have a really soft spot for indie film makers 'cause I am one of them.
- So I have more of a soft spot for her than you would gather if you read the histories of Castus or Zootonius.
- And so I've always had kind of a soft spot in my heart for Kotali and how cool they sent me some amazing products.
- So I think they had a soft spot in their heart for somebody like me who was a teacher, which happily told them, you know, and I'm trying to move into this space.
- So I do not necessarily want to move into the world's he built, but you know, maintain a soft spot for for his robots.
Examples
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I've always had a soft spot for the less fortunate.
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In spite of our differences... I have a soft spot for you.
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I have a very soft spot in my heart for this guy.
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Everyone has a soft spot for his first.
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But I kind of have a soft spot for Jake Paul.
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We all know Ruth still got a soft spot in her heart for you.
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But I have a soft spot for astronomy.
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Yeah, since then, I've had kind of a soft spot for him.
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I have a real soft spot in my heart for people who have achieved super stardom.
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I have a very soft spot for this guy.
Synonyms
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1.0
A strong feeling of care and liking for someone or something
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1.4
A gentle warm feeling for a person, animal, or thing
41
3.4
A gentle caring feeling of love and concern for someone
38
2.8
A strong warm liking for a person or thing
Warm, kind feelings for a person or place
Antonyms
How Fond
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3.4
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1.0
- Informal
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3.6
38
2.8
1
1.0
206
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
soft + spot
The components 'soft' (tender, not hard) and 'spot' (place) can be compositionally combined to suggest a 'place that is tender' — a metaphorical locus of tenderness or weakness. However, the shift to meanings like 'a weakness/area of vulnerability' or 'a fondness for someone/something' requires a figurative extension that is not strictly predictable from the literal parts, so a B1 learner would only partly infer the sense without prior exposure.
Etymology
Soft spot comes from the image of a warm, gentle place in a person's heart, a soft spot where kind feelings sit. That's why saying you have a soft spot for someone means you feel special fondness or a 'weakness' for them.