The politician has a common touch that people really like.
common touch
idiomThe 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.
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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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.
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kick into touch
To evade an issue; to stop from happening.
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lose one's touch
To lose one's special mastery of or knack for a particular skill or activity.