The manager did a soft shoe to calm the angry customer.
soft shoe
idiomA speech, explanation, sales pitch, or other set of remarks delivered in a restrained or conciliatory manner in order to persuade, distract, or otherwise influence someone.
Instead of giving us a direct answer, the politician did a soft shoe to avoid discussing the budget cuts.
The lawyer performed a careful soft shoe before the jury, hoping to soften their stance on his client's controversial actions.
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act one's age, not one's shoe size
Synonym of act one's age (“to behave in a mature manner; to avoid being childish”).
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as ever trod shoe-leather
As ever existed or lived.
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if the shoe fits
Ellipsis of if the shoe fits, wear it.
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if the shoe fits, wear it
If a description fits, it is probably the case; if an insult accurately describes you, you must bear it; if you take offence at an insult that was only implicitly directed at you, you admit the insult is true enough to be recognizable.
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pebble in one's shoe
A small and bothersome issue that may worsen over time.
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put the same shoe on every foot
To attempt to apply a single solution to different problems.
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soft kill
A murder that does not leave behind any physical evidence, because the perpetrator carried out the crime by using their bare hands, as opposed to a weapon.
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soft sawder
Cajoling or flattery.