an easy (or a soft) touch
- an easy (or a soft) touch
paзг.
1) пpocтaк, пpocтoфиля, paзиня, нeдoтёпa (ocoб. o чeлoвeкe, из кoтopoгo мoжнo тянуть дeньги)
Why don't you ask him to lend you the money - he's an easy touch. Here's a girl that has been around and knows the ropes, who married Theilman because she saw a chance to get her hands on a soft touch (E. S. Gardner)
2) лёгкий пpoтивник
Their traditional football rival promised to be a soft touch that year. If the new pricing proposals are harsh, BT [British Telecom] may drag out negotiations in the hope that Sir Brian's successor proves to be a softer touch (The Economist)
Concise English-Russian phrasebook.
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soft touch — {n.} A person with a sympathetic disposition from whom it is easy to get help, primarily money. * /My Uncle Herb is a soft touch; whenever I m in need I ask him for a quick twenty bucks./ … Dictionary of American idioms
soft touch — {n.} A person with a sympathetic disposition from whom it is easy to get help, primarily money. * /My Uncle Herb is a soft touch; whenever I m in need I ask him for a quick twenty bucks./ … Dictionary of American idioms
soft touch (also easy touch) — informal a person who is easily persuaded or imposed upon. → soft … English new terms dictionary
soft touch — noun a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of • Syn: ↑chump, ↑fool, ↑gull, ↑mark, ↑patsy, ↑fall guy, ↑sucker, ↑mug • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
soft touch — noun a) A person or group which is sympathetic, accommodating, easily overcome, or easily persuaded, especially one which loans or readily gives money to another. But Fred Heimach, who batted for Quinn in the Brooklyn half and fanned, proved a… … Wiktionary
soft\ touch — noun A person with a sympathetic disposition from whom it is easy to get help, primarily money. My Uncle Herb is a soft touch; whenever I m in need I ask him for a quick twenty bucks … Словарь американских идиом
Soft touch — person who is easy to borrow money from due to their generous nature; a person who is not mean with their money … Dictionary of Australian slang
soft touch — Australian Slang person who is easy to borrow money from due to their generous nature; a person who is not mean with their money … English dialects glossary
be an soft touch — be an easy/soft touch if someone is an easy touch, it is easy to persuade them to do what you want them to do. Her Dad s an easy touch he s always giving her money … New idioms dictionary
(an) easy soft touch — an easy/a soft ˈtouch idiom (informal) a person that you can easily persuade to do sth, especially to give you money • Unfortunately, my father is no soft touch. Main entry: ↑touchidiom … Useful english dictionary
(a) soft touch — a soft/an easy/touch informal phrase someone who can be persuaded very easily to do something, for example to give you money She’s a nice woman, but she’s not a soft touch. Thesaurus: people who are considered weak, useless or unreliablesynon … Useful english dictionary
