soft touches
Light, tender strokes
Soft touches are people easily persuaded to give money, do favors, or yield to requests—marks for manipulation.
The phrase implies someone lacks the hardness to refuse: He's a soft touch for anyone with a sob story.
A single such person is a soft touch.
- smoothlyWithout friction or difficulty
- smooth operatorCharming, calculating person
- fall guyOne blamed for others
- easy markReadily deceived person
- silkenSmooth and lustrous
gentle · sucker · tactile · delicate · mark · caress · plushness · feather · tenderness · velvetiness · pat · brush · graze · stroke · impressionable · tender loving care · comfort · soothe