soft underbelly

English

Etymology

From Winston Churchill’s phrase “soft underbelly of the Axis (or Europe)” (1942) .

Pronunciation

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Noun

soft underbelly (plural soft underbellies)

1. (idiomatic) A weak spot; a soft spot.

   The current, predominantly right-wing perception is of the Balkans as a contagious disease, an infectious sore in the soft underbelly of Europe, best left to fester in isolation.

Translations

weak spot

• French: ventre mou (fr) m
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Further reading

• “soft underbelly”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.