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sweetness and light collapse: a mild reasonableness; "when he learned who I was he became all sweetness and light"

sob story collapse: a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy

romanticism collapse: impractical romantic ideals and attitudes; an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure); a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization; "Romanticism valued imagination and emotion over rationality"

bleeding heart collapse: someone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be exploited or underprivileged; garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers

mush collapse: a journey by dogsled; cornmeal boiled in water; drive (a team of dogs or a dogsled)

soap opera collapse: a serialized program usually dealing with sentimentalized family matters that is broadcast on radio or television (frequently sponsored by a company advertising soap products)

slop collapse: wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk; (usually plural) weak or watery unappetizing food or drink; "he lived on the thin slops that food kitchens provided"; (usually plural) waste water from a kitchen or bathroom or chamber pot that has to be emptied by hand; "she carried out the sink slops"; deep soft mud in water or slush; "they waded through the slop"; feed pigs; ladle clumsily; "slop the food onto the plate"

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