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touch on

idiom
Meaning

To mention briefly; to cursorily discuss.


Examples
SIMPLE

The teacher will touch on the main topic today.

CONTEXTUAL

During the meeting, the manager decided to touch on the budget issues before moving to the new project.

COMPLEX

While the author chose to touch on the historical context of the war, he focused primarily on the personal stories of the survivors.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    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.

  2. 02

    everything one touches turns to gold

    Everything someone uses or does succeeds or becomes better.

  3. 03

    everything one touches turns to shit

    Everything someone uses or does fails or becomes worse.

  4. 04

    golden touch

    Synonym of Midas touch (“the ability to achieve financial reward (or, more generally, success) easily and consistently”).

  5. 05

    human touch

    The ability of a person to deal with others in a personable and empathetic way.

  6. 06

    kick into touch

    To evade an issue; to stop from happening.

  7. 07

    lose one's touch

    To lose one's special mastery of or knack for a particular skill or activity.

  8. 08

    lose touch

    To lose contact (with).

Last updated April 17, 2026