have a soft spot for somebody/something

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have a soft spot for somebody/something — idiom

1. to feel a special liking or fondness for a particular person or thing, often wit

1.慣用語
釋義

to feel a special liking or fondness for a particular person or thing, often without being able to fully explain why.

例句

Grandma always had a soft spot for the youngest grandchild and slipped him extra cookies.

Even the strict principal has a soft spot for the school's old cherry tree.