touch on
To mention briefly; to cursorily discuss.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“The teacher will touch on the main topic today.”
“During the meeting, the manager decided to touch on the budget issues before moving to the new project.”
“While the author chose to touch on the historical context of the war, he focused primarily on the personal stories of the survivors.”
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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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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.
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lose touch
To lose contact (with).
Last updated August 10, 2026