Idiom
soft shoe
Meaning
A 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.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The manager did a soft shoe to calm the angry customer.”
“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.”
Examples
simple
“The manager did a soft shoe to calm the angry customer.”
contextual
“Instead of giving us a direct answer, the politician did a soft shoe to avoid discussing the budget cuts.”
complex
“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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