lose touch
To lose contact (with).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“We lost touch after we moved to different cities.”
“Although we were best friends in college, we slowly lost touch as our careers took us in different directions.”
“Despite their promise to remain close, the passage of time and the distance between them caused them to lose touch entirely.”
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be someone's to lose
To be anticipated to be won by someone.
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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.
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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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fight a losing battle
To attempt a task or other endeavor in which there is no chance that it will succeed.
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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.
Last updated August 10, 2026