Collocations for "touch"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "touch" in context.
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touch
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- touched her [hand, arm, nose]
- touched the [screen, keys]
- touch the hot [stove, pot]
- don't touch (that)
- [can, cannot, can't] touch my toes
- touched it [lightly, cautiously, gently]
- touched it to see [if it was hot, how hot it was]
- how dare you touch me!
- touch the sky
- is just touching the surface (of)
- their shoulders were touching in the [elevator, crowd]
- their lips touched
- touch up the [paint, drawing, project]
- touch on the [subject, issue, problem] (in his speech)
- the [plane, rocket] touched down
- touched down [in Texas, on Mars]
- [barely, hardly] touched her [dinner, lunch, meal]
- [it, he] really touched me
- touched me to [receive, become, hear, see]
- the [book, movie, story] touched [me, my heart]
- touched the lives of [thousands]
- sexually explicit: touching her up [in the car, on the sofa, at work]
- sexually explicit: was touching himself
- just touching base (with you)
- a [gentle, light, kind, rough, limp, warm, friendly] touch
- gave her a touch on the [shoulder, knee, cheek]
- with just the touch of a button
- [soft, smooth, hot, silky] to the touch
- the sense of touch
- needs a [gentle, woman's] touch
- [stay, keep, remain] in touch
- lost touch over [the years, time]
- have lost touch with her
- am out of touch with [music, football, technology]
- has lost touch with reality
- lost his touch in [teaching, golf, closing deals]
- had a touch of [flu, tonsillitis]
- the [card, cake, banner] was a nice touch
- that was a nice touch!
- add the finishing touches to the [dish, design, painting]
- have the magic touch
- the touch [thrilled, excited, aroused] him
- a touch of [frost, fog, snow]
- felt a touch of [jealousy, envy, anger]
- needs a touch of [salt, pepper, spice, chili, lime]
- added a touch of [salt]
- a touch of [class, elegance, skill]
- [there is, he has, with] a touch of [genius, nervousness] about him
- [needs, just] a touch more [salt, sugar]
- is a touch (too) [heavy, big]
- (just) a touch shy of [50, perfect, her goal]
- [the paintwork her makeup] needs a touch-up
- give [the paintwork] a touch-up
- touch [typist, typing]
- is touch sensitive
- a touch-sensitive [screen, device]
'touch' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
always
- artwork
- barge
- base
- blurry
- boob
- brush
- bumpy
- cinnamon
- classy
- cold
- comfort
- common
- completely
- delicate
- dial
- dirty
- distinct
- dry
- elegant
- email
- emotion
- faculty
- feminine
- flinch
- frost
- fuzzy
- gentle
- gently
- get
- guide
- healing
- home
- horny
- hot
- ivory
- ivy
- jinx
- keep
- leather
- live
- loving
- magic
- makeup
- oak
- ocean
- pal
- partial
- photo
- picture