common touch
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.
“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.”
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common ground
A characteristic or interest shared by multiple people or systems; any belief, etc. held in common.
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common or garden variety
An ordinary, standard kind.
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common purse
A shared or community fund.
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common run
Ordinary persons, things, or events.
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everything one touches turns to gold
Everything someone uses or does succeeds or becomes better.
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everything one touches turns to shit
Everything someone uses or does fails or becomes worse.
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golden touch
Synonym of Midas touch (“the ability to achieve financial reward (or, more generally, success) easily and consistently”).
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human touch
The ability of a person to deal with others in a personable and empathetic way.
Last updated August 10, 2026