soft spot
nounUK /sɒft spɒt/ · US /sɔft spɑt/
Etymology Late 18th c.
1
Idiomatic A sentimental fondness or affection.
- I'm embarrassed to admit it hit the soft spot in my heart / When I found out you wrote the book I read1977, David Byrne, “The Book I Read”, in Talking Heads: 77, performed by Talking Heads:
- But although I happen to have a soft spot for nut roast – an option often preferable to the meat that emerged from the school kitchen – it seems I'm in a cranky minority.2011 December 15, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect nut roast”, in Guardian:
2
A point of vulnerability in a defence.
3
A fontanelle.