soften stance

soften one's stance (on someone or something)

Fig. to reduce the severity of one's position regarding someone or something. If he would soften his stance on the matter, I could easily become more cooperative.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Catherine	['kæθərin]
Kian (2)	-	English (Modern)
Iris	IE-ris (English), EE-ris (German, Dutch), EE-rees (Finnish, Spanish)	Greek Mythology, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, French, Spanish
ÁRni	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Mathilda	[mə'tildə]
Ryder	RIE-dər	English (Modern)