soften up
verbDefinitions
To make softer.
To appease someone in order to make them more receptive to an idea or proposal.
To become less committed to something.
- That was what Agnes thought at two o'clock in the afternoon, but by evening she had softened up some.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA