A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

Note: 
The expression does not fully correlate in meaning with
the phrase easy money—
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. money obtained without effort and
often illegally: I guess it’s easy money too from the way he lets
go of it. 2. = soft money 2: Easy money comes with low interest
rates. Hard money is just the opposite, wherein it is very
difficult to borrow money and expand.
See also: hard line money / hard money.
soft market • soft sell
soft market—said of a period when sales are few and prices
are low: The period of the 
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990s is regarded as a soft market
for property and casualty insurance.
soft sell —a subtly persuasive, low-pressure method of selling
or advertising: When I say soft sell is the key to this genera-
tion, it’s still ultimately about creating loyal customers. Cf.:
hard sell — selling or advertising smth. very aggressively and with
great eagerness: When it comes to getting children interested
in the business, a soft sell is better than a hard sell.
soft thing • soft things
soft thing —(sl.) an easy work: We know he’s armed. We
know how Billy Purvis can fight. It’ll be no soft thing, I grant
you.
soft things —affectionate talk between lovers; words of
endearment: He wrapped his arms around me and held me
close, whispering soft things to me…
Note: 
The expression is not antonymous in meaning to the
phrase soft nothings—(also: sweet nothings) = soft things: She
was to be a weak, tearful creature, with just sense enough to
understand the soft nothings addressed to her by the “superior”
sex.
some day • someday
some day —
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. at some indefinite future time: I used to live
close to an air field and I was inspired by watching all the
parachutists; I knew I had to do that some day too…. 2. is
used to specify a more particular day: How about us guys get-
ting together some day this fall? I will organize it if there’s
interest.
someday — = some day 
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: This is for all of us who have been
forced to move away against our will, but someday we will
make it back.