- touch someone for
- informal ask someone for (money) as a loan or gift.→ touch
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
touch someone for
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touch (someone) for (something) — vb to solicit, cadge. This colloquialism, used almost invariably in connection with a loan, has been recorded since 1760. Touch up is a less common alternative form, particularly in the USA … Contemporary slang
touch someone up Brit. — touch someone up Brit. informal caress someone without their consent for sexual pleasure. → touch … English new terms dictionary
touch for — ˈtouch for [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they touch for he/she/it touches for present participle touching for past tense touched for … Useful english dictionary
touch — touch1 [ tʌtʃ ] verb *** ▸ 1 put body part on someone/something ▸ 2 have no space between ▸ 3 affect emotions ▸ 4 change/influence someone/something ▸ 5 eat/drink something ▸ 6 use something ▸ 7 work on something ▸ 8 deal with someone/something ▸ … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
touch — [[t]tʌ̱tʃ[/t]] ♦♦ touches, touching, touched 1) VERB If you touch something, you put your hand onto it in order to feel it or to make contact with it. [V n] Her tiny hands gently touched my face... [V n] Don t touch that dial... [V … English dictionary
touch — verb 1》 come into or be in contact with. ↘come or bring into mutual contact. ↘bring one s hand or another part of one s body into contact with. ↘strike (a ball) lightly in a specified direction. 2》 harm or interfere with. ↘[usu.… … English new terms dictionary
touch for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms touch for : present tense I/you/we/they touch for he/she/it touches for present participle touching for past tense touched for past participle touched for British informal touch someone for something to get or … English dictionary
touch up — vb 1. British to caress sexually, grope. A phrase (often used derogatively) prevalent among adolescents. 2. to touch (someone) for (something) (in the sense of solicit a loan from) … Contemporary slang
Touch Detective — Cover art Developer(s) BeeWorks Publisher(s) … Wikipedia
touch for — ► touch for informal ask (someone) for (money) as a loan or gift. Main Entry: ↑touch … English terms dictionary
