7 English Expressions Using the Word ‘Touch’

1. Get in touch (with someone):  To initiate or establish contact or communication with someone.

Ex. They told me you were out sick when I tried to get in touch with you at your office yesterday.

2. Lose one’s touch: No longer be able to handle something skillfully.

Ex. Have you lost your touch with tools?

3. Keep in touch: to continue to talk to or write to someone.

Ex. I’ve always kept in touch with Emily.

4. Out of touch: Not in contact or communicating any longer; not aware of the news or status of someone or something.

Ex. John has been out of touch with everything since 1999.

5. Soft touch: a person who gives or asks something.

Ex. Your mother is a soft touch, you can always persuade her to anything.

6. Touch base: briefly make or renew contact with someone.

Ex. Peter plans to touch base with his relatives this weekend.

7. Finishing touch: a final detail or action completing and enhancing a piece of work.

Ex. Only the finishing touch and the cake is ready.

 

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