SOFT OPTION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An easier alternative

Example:

the instructor took the soft option and gave the boy a passing grade

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("soft option" is a kind of...):

alternative; choice; option (one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen)

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