Examples of 'soften up' in a sentence
Meaning of "soften up"
The phrase 'soften up' is an idiomatic expression that means to make someone or something more receptive, amenable, or vulnerable through gentle persuasion, encouragement, or other tactics. It is often used in a figurative sense to describe the process of preparing someone or something mentally or emotionally for a particular outcome or goal
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- To make softer.
- To appease someone in order to make them more receptive to an idea or proposal.
- To become less committed to something.
How to use "soften up" in a sentence
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I thought he would soften up over the years.
I have got another two years to soften up.
People normally soften up as they get older.
The brawl continued and he seemed to soften up a bit.
I will soften up this wannabe for ya.
You might have said it to soften up a customer.
I saw her soften up right before my eyes.
A show like this was designed to soften up the audience.
They will soften up without any effort.
So just let it sit for a half an hour and soften up.
The apples should soften up before they are done.
Soften up the new guy.
Peter has managed to soften up the gears a bit.
They soften up and increase in volume.
Maybe he tried to soften up her victory.
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I will soften up and let him take me out tonight.
Do we think that he might soften up a bit after this.
A way to soften up the masses before you turn on them.
Because even tough men soften up around babies.
I soften up the biggest suckers with tales of big money luck.
We need to soften up your look.
The apples need to soften up.
They soften up your skin.
We look sympathetically on any move to soften up the big blocs.
Just trying to soften up your cousin with a few drinks.
You will learn to soften up.
A line to soften up the client.
Soften up the bull.
But he should soften up a little.
I can soften up some of the language and make it read easier.
They are going in to soften up defences.
To soften up the boots.
I am looking for a lotion that will really soften up human skin.
I will soften up that spot.
I had to work to soften up.
How to soften up hard honey.
She began to soften up.
She also helped soften up the rigid image of her husband.
They refused to soften up.
Peter has managed to soften up the transmission after a bit of trouble.
Soften up a bit.
She will soften up later.
This will partially remelt the plastic and soften up the edges.
But they will soften up the more you wear them.
Soften up the new guy And a slipping good time had by all.
They will soften up.
Her face would soften up and sometimes she referred to a relief to her physical pain.
The next morning the crusts soften up and peel off easily.
To soften up Singapore they attacked the city from the air.
He will soften up.
