An easy touch In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "an easy touch", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Christina Quynh calendar 2022-03-11 07:03

Meaning of An easy touch (redirected from an easy/a soft touch )

Synonyms:

be easy prey , be easy game/meat

An easy/a soft touch noun phrase

A person who has an easy or a soft touch has a kind and tender way of behaving.

I think that you are going to be a great teacher because you have a soft touch.

She fell in love with him because he has a soft touch.

A person who is an easy or a soft touch can easily be persuaded to do something.

 

My mom is no soft touch. No one can change what she has decided.

I'm sure that I can persuade my father to give me some money because he is a soft touch.

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Origin of An easy/a soft touch

This phrase is formed based on from the mid 19th slang "touch"  used by criminals to allude to the act of stealing something from someone, particularly from a pocket. 

The Origin Cited: Internet .
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