soften up

English - Turkish

Definition of soften up in English Turkish dictionary

savunma gücünü azaltmak

bombardıman ile savunmayı kırmak

(deyim) soften someone up gönlünü yapmak

English - English

Definition of soften up in English English dictionary

To make softer

To appease someone in order to make them more receptive to an idea or proposal

If you soften someone up, you put them into a good mood before asking them to do something. If they'd treated you well it was just to soften you up. = butter up

make soft; become soft, be softened

Hyphenation

sof·ten up

Turkish pronunciation

sôfın ʌp

Synonyms

butter up

Pronunciation

/ˈsôfən ˈəp/ /ˈsɔːfən ˈʌp/