HAVE A SOFT SPOT IN ONE'S HEART FOR

Meaning of HAVE A SOFT SPOT IN ONE'S HEART FOR in English

{v. phr.} To be sympathetically inclined towards; entertain a predilection for. * /Ron always had a soft spot in his heart for intellectual women wearing miniskirts./

Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012

HAVE A SOFT SPOT IN ONE'S HEART FOR — {v. phr.} To be sympathetically inclined towards; entertain a predilection for. * /Ron always had a soft spot in his …
Slang English vocab
HAVE A SOFT SPOT IN ONE'S HEART FOR — v. phr. To be sympathetically inclined towards; entertain a predilection for. Ron always had a soft spot in his heart …
American Idioms English vocabulary
S — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOR — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a constitution provides for sth (= it says something must be done ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAVE — I. auxiliary verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES As we have seen ▪ As we have seen in chapter four, women’s …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HEART — I Organ that pumps blood, circulating it to all parts of the body (see circulation ). The human heart is …
Английский словарь Британика
SPOT — I. ˈspät, usu -äd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English spotte, spot; akin to Middle Dutch spotte stain, speck, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOFT — I. ˈsȯft also ˈsäft adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English softe, soft, from Old English sōfte, alteration (probably influenced …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEART — I. ˈhärt, ˈhȧt, usu -d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English hert, from Old English heorte; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAVE — I. (|)hav, (|)hev; as an auxiliary “ or _(h)əv or after a vowel v; before “to” usually |haf or |hef …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPOT — — spotlike , adj. — spottable , adj. /spot/ , n. , v. , spotted, spotting , adj. n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOFT — — softly , adv. — softness , n. /sawft, soft/ , adj., softer, softest , n., adv., interj. adj. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEART — /hahrt/ , n. 1. Anat. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAVE — /hav/ ; unstressed /heuhv, euhv/ ; for 26 usually /haf/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. have …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPOT — I. ˈspät noun Etymology: Middle English; akin to Middle Dutch spotte stain, speck, Old Norse spotti small piece Date: 13th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOFT — I. ˈsȯft adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sōfte, alteration of sēfte; akin to Old High German semfti soft …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEART — I. ˈhärt noun Etymology: Middle English hert, from Old English heorte; akin to Old High German herza heart, Latin cord-, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPOT — vi to become stained with spots. 2. spot ·add. ·adj lit., being on the spot, or place;. 3. spot ·noun …
Webster English vocab
SOFT — superl somewhat weak in intellect. 2. soft ·superl weak in character; impressible. 3. soft ·superl gentle in action or motion; …
Webster English vocab
HEART — noun courage; courageous purpose; spirit. 2. heart ·noun vital part; secret meaning; real intention. 3. heart ·noun a term of …
Webster English vocab
SOFT — [soft] adj [ME, fr. OE softe, alter. of sefte; akin to OHG semfti soft] (bef. 12c) 1 a: pleasing or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HEART — [heart] n [ME hert, fr. OE heorte; akin to OHG herza heart, L cord-, cor, Gk kardia] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HEART — organ that serves as a pump to circulate the blood. It may be a straight tube, as in spiders and …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOFT — soft BrE AmE sɒft sɔːft AmE sɔːft sɑːft ▷ softer ˈsɒft ə ˈsɔːft- AmE ˈsɔːft ə r ˈsɑːft- ▷ softest …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SPOT — / spɒt; NAmE spɑːt/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun SMALL MARK 1. a small round area that has …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOFT — / sɒft; NAmE sɔːft/ adjective ( soft·er , soft·est ) NOT HARD 1. changing shape easily when pressed; not stiff …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — / wʌn; NAmE / number , determiner , pronoun ■ number , determiner 1. the number 1 : Do you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEART — / hɑːt; NAmE hɑːrt/ noun PART OF BODY 1. [ C ] the organ in the chest that sends blood …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAVE — / həv; NAmE ; əv; strong form hæv/ verb , auxiliary verb ➡ irregular verbs ■ verb (In some senses …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPOT — I. spot 1 S2 W2 /spɒt $ spɑːt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ spotted , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOFT — soft S2 W2 /sɒft $ sɒːft/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative softer , superlative softest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEART — heart S1 W1 /hɑːt $ hɑːrt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : heartened ≠ ↑ disheartened , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAVE — I. have 1 S1 W1 /v, əv, həv; strong hæv/ BrE AmE auxiliary verb ( past tense and past participle …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPOT — n. & v. --n. 1 a a small part of the surface of a thing distinguished by colour, texture, etc., …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOFT — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 (of a substance, material, etc.) lacking hardness or firmness; yielding to pressure; easily cut. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEART — n. 1 a hollow muscular organ maintaining the circulation of blood by rhythmic contraction and dilation. 2 the region of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPOT — n. & v. n. 1 a a small part of the surface of a thing distinguished by colour, texture, etc., …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOFT — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (of a substance, material, etc.) lacking hardness or firmness; yielding to pressure; easily cut. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEART — n. 1 a hollow muscular organ maintaining the circulation of blood by rhythmic contraction and dilation. 2 the region of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPOT — n. & v. --n. 1. a a small part of the surface of a thing distinguished by colour, texture, etc., …
Oxford English vocab
SOFT — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. (of a substance, material, etc.) lacking hardness or firmness; yielding to pressure; easily cut. …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
HEART — n.1 a hollow muscular organ maintaining the circulation of blood by rhythmic contraction and dilation. 2 the region of the …
Oxford English vocab
HAVE — I. AUXILIARY VERB USES /həv, STRONG hæv/ ( has, having, had) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPOT — ( spots, spotting, spotted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Spots are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOFT — ( softer, softest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEART — ( hearts) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Your heart is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPOT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a picnic spot/place (= a place that is suitable for a picnic ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOFT — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a faint/soft click (= not loud ) ▪ There was only a faint click from …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE — I. number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fine one to talk (= you are criticizing someone for something you do …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HEART — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a back/heart/kidney etc problem ▪ He was born with heart problems. a donor heart/liver/kidney etc …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOFT — (NOT HARMFUL) [adjective] [before noun] -er, -est - not causing great harm; of less strength or less unpleasant than other …
Cambridge English vocab
HEART — n. heart clam artificial heart bleeding heart congenital heart disease congestive heart failure coronary heart disease ischemic heart disease heart …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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