lose one's touch

lose touch

1. To unintentionally decrease frequency of communication with someone over time until no further contact takes place. Unfortunately, my college roommate and I lost touch over the years, so I have no idea how she's doing now.

2. To no longer be skilled in doing something. In this usage, a possessive pronoun is used between "lose" and "touch." The students no longer listen to my threats—I must be losing my touch. He used to be one of the league's elite shooters, but it seems like he's lost his touch.

lose one's touch

No longer be able to do or handle something skillfully. For example, I used to make beautiful cakes but I seem to have lost my touch, or Dad had a real knack for letting someone down gently, but he's lost his touch. This expression alludes to the older sense of touch as a musician's skill on an instrument or an artist's skill in using a brush or chisel. [First half of 1900s] Also see lose touch.

词组	lose one's touch
释义	lose one's touch lose touch 1. To unintentionally decrease frequency of communication with someone over time until no further contact takes place. Unfortunately, my college roommate and I lost touch over the years, so I have no idea how she's doing now. 2. To no longer be skilled in doing something. In this usage, a possessive pronoun is used between "lose" and "touch." The students no longer listen to my threats—I must be losing my touch. He used to be one of the league's elite shooters, but it seems like he's lost his touch. See also: lose, touch Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. lose one's touch No longer be able to do or handle something skillfully. For example, I used to make beautiful cakes but I seem to have lost my touch, or Dad had a real knack for letting someone down gently, but he's lost his touch. This expression alludes to the older sense of touch as a musician's skill on an instrument or an artist's skill in using a brush or chisel. [First half of 1900s] Also see lose touch. See also: lose, touch The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: lose touch lose touch (with one) lose touch/contact lose your touch lose contact (with one) lose contact with bump (up) against (someone or something) bump against find (oneself) without (someone or something) find oneself without
随便看	split (something) down the middle split something down the middle split (something) fifty-fifty split the difference split the ticket split the vote split ticket splitting splitting headache split up split with split with (one) split your sides splooge splurge splurge on splurge (on someone or something) Spock ears spoil spoiled for choice spoiled rotten spoil for spoil for (something) spoiling for a fight spoil (one) rotten