lose touch
English[edit]
Verb[edit]
lose touch (third-person singular simple present loses touch, present participle losing touch, simple past and past participle lost touch)
- (idiomatic) To fall out of contact with, to cease to communicate with.
- Suddenly, friends found me again that I had lost touch with years ago.
- (idiomatic, Britain) Alternative form of lose one's touch.
- 1990, House of Cards, Season 1, Episode 1:
- Francis Urquhart: I think Lord Billsborough is starting to lose touch a bit.
Tim Stamper: Shame. Used to be a hell of an operator in his day.
- Francis Urquhart: I think Lord Billsborough is starting to lose touch a bit.
- 1990, House of Cards, Season 1, Episode 1:
Usage notes[edit]
When followed by the object with whom one has lost touch, the phrase is usually followed by the preposition "with".
Translations[edit]
cease to be familiar with someone or something
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