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softly-softly
adjective
describing a circumspect approach to achieve an objective UK
An abbreviation of “softly softly catchee monkey”. Later use is probably influenced by Softly Softly, a BBC television police drama series, 1966–76.- Shhh, softly, softly boys–remember we don’t want to wake him up. — Evening Standard, 14 September 1959
- [The police] did try everything, from a good old-fashioned clip round the ear to the softly-softly approach. — Dave Courtney, Stop the Ride I Want to Get Off, p. 37, 1999
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