To have a soft spot

Learning English Conversations

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Language Learning, Education

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🗓️ 26 February 2019

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

How do you feel if you really like something or someone? This phrase might help you.

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.0	The English we speak.
0:09.0	From BBC learning English.
0:11.0	dot com.
0:12.0	Hello, this is the English we speak and I'm Fay Faye.
0:17.0	Oh and hello I'm Rob.
0:21.0	Rob didn't you know it's very rude to eat while talking?
0:25.0	Oh, sorry, it's just somebody left these donuts here and I had to eat them.
0:31.0	I have a soft spot for donuts.
0:33.2	Couldn't you wait?
0:34.4	Uh, no, sorry, I can't. Oh, is that chocolate I can see in your bag?
0:39.9	You couldn't spare a few chunks, could you? I have a soft spot for chocolate as well. No Rob, you can't. But can I assume a soft spot refers to your large and soft belly you have as a result of eating too many sweet things.
0:54.7	How dare you!
0:56.3	Having a soft spot does not mean having a fat belly, not that I have one anyway.
1:01.1	If you have a soft spot for something, it means you have the feeling of really
1:04.8	liking something or someone. Right, and it's quite a strong feeling? It is. When you have a
1:11.7	soft spot for someone, it means you have a lot of affection for them.
1:16.0	Is there anyone you have a soft spot for, Fay Faye Faye?
1:19.0	Hmm. At the moment, I just have a soft spot for some examples.
1:23.2	He always had a soft spot for the women in accounts
1:29.2	and guess what? Now they're getting married!
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