have a soft spot for

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to like sb / sth

   You seem to have a soft spot for that young lady.

In the movies · 4

• I've always had a soft spot for her though.The Last Picture Show1971
• I expect he's got a soft spot for you, miss.The Third Man1949
• He has a soft spot for you...Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse2018
• Methinks you have a soft spot for him.Treasure Planet2002
• You seem to have a soft spot for that young lady.Saboteur1942

Learn it in full scenes

• The Third Man1949
  • Calloway Exposes Harry Lime
  • Martins Checks Into a Military Hotel
  • Kurtz Feeds Martins a Cover Story

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