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Idiom: Soft Mick

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Meanings

This phrase may originally have referred to an Irish shoe peddler working around Accrington, East Lancashire, in the early 1900s, from the phrase "more shoes than Soft Mick".

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An extravagant person.

Example Sentences

1
He may talk tough, but deep down he's just a soft Mick.
2
Don't be fooled by his rough appearance, he's a soft Mick at heart.
3
She may seem cold, but she's a soft Mick underneath.
4
Everyone knows he's a soft Mick, despite his attempts to act tough.
5
Being a soft Mick, he always gets taken advantage of.

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