soap someone up
11soap·box — /ˈsoʊpˌbɑːks/ noun, pl boxes [count] : a box or small platform that someone stands on to give a speech to people in an outdoor, public place a soapbox speech often used figuratively to describe making speeches or expressing strong opinions His… …
12lay some sweet lines on someone — AND put some sweet lines on someone tv. o speak kindly to someone; to soft soap someone. □ I just laid some sweet lines on her, and she let me use her car. □ If you put some sweet lines on him, maybe he won’t ground you …
13soft-soap — soft soaps, soft soaping, soft soaped VERB If you soft soap someone, you flatter them or tell them what you think they want to hear in order to try and persuade them to do something. [V n] The government is not soft soaping the voters here …
14soup (someone) up — vb American to flatter, cajole. The phrase, which prob ably derives from a mis hearing or altera tion of soap (someone) up, was used in the US film Glitters, a 2001 vehicle for the singer Mariah Carey …
15Hand washing with soap — is the act of cleansing the hands with soap for the sanitary purpose of removing soil and/or microorganisms.October 15 has been appointed to become Global Handwashing Day in accordance with year 2008 as the International Year of Sanitation by the …
16Wrights Coal Tar Soap — Created by William Valentine Wright in 1860, Wright s Traditional Soap, or Wright s Coal Tar Soap, is a popular brand of antiseptic soap that is designed to thoughly cleanse the skin. It is an orange colour. History For over 130 years, Wright’s… …
17Wright's Coal Tar Soap — Coal Tar Soap logo 1922 magazine advert Created by William Val …
18soft soap — 1. n. flattering talk; sweet talk. □ I don’t mind a little soft soap. It won’t affect what I do, though. □ Don’t waste my time with soft soap. I know you don’t mean it. 2. tv. to attempt to convince someone (of something) by gentle persuasion. □… …
19Spring (television soap) — Spring is a Flemish Belgian television soap made by Studio 100 for children s channel Ketnet. Six seasons have been taped since the summer of 2002; the last ran from December 31, 2007 till March 2008. Season 1 *Spring is a dance school run by the …
20soft-soap — v [T] BrE informal to say nice things to someone in order to persuade them to do something ▪ Don t think you can soft soap me! >soft soap n [U] …
