lose your 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 your touch
If you lose your touch, you become less skillful at doing something. Despite thirteen years in the job, she has not lost her touch.
See also: lose, touch
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
lose your touch
not show your customary skill. 1991 Times The guv'nor is a former pork butcher who has clearly not lost his touch.
See also: lose, touch
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
lose your ˈtouch
lose the skill or ability to do something which you used to do very well: I don’t know what’s happened to her playing. She seems to have lost her touch. He’s not as good a salesman as he used to be. He’s losing his touch.See also: lose, touch
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- lose one's touch
- lose touch
- lose touch (with one)
- lose touch/contact
- lose contact (with one)
- lose contact with
- bump (up) against (someone or something)
- bump against
- find (oneself) without (someone or something)
- find oneself without