Idiom
common touch
Meaning
The personal quality of showing understanding of and sympathy for the concerns of ordinary people; rapport with and acceptance by ordinary people, usually in a celebrity or leader.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The politician has a common touch that people really like.”
“Even though he is a famous billionaire, he keeps a common touch by eating lunch with his factory workers.”
“The new leader won the election because she possessed a rare common touch, allowing her to connect deeply with voters from all walks of life.”
Examples
simple
“The politician has a common touch that people really like.”
contextual
“Even though he is a famous billionaire, he keeps a common touch by eating lunch with his factory workers.”
complex
“The new leader won the election because she possessed a rare common touch, allowing her to connect deeply with voters from all walks of life.”
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