common touch, the

the common touch

The ability of a wealthy, elite, or powerful person to communicate with and resonate with so-called common people. He was supposed to have the common touch needed to resonate with Middle America, but when he wasn't able to answer a simple question about the price of milk, a lot of voters started to see him as a phony.

common touch, the

The ability to appeal to the ordinary person's sensibilities and interests. For example, The governor is an effective state leader who also happens to have the common touch. This phrase employs common in the sense of "everyday" or "ordinary." [c. 1940]

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释义	common touch, the the common touch The ability of a wealthy, elite, or powerful person to communicate with and resonate with so-called common people. He was supposed to have the common touch needed to resonate with Middle America, but when he wasn't able to answer a simple question about the price of milk, a lot of voters started to see him as a phony. See also: common, touch Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. common touch, the The ability to appeal to the ordinary person's sensibilities and interests. For example, The governor is an effective state leader who also happens to have the common touch. This phrase employs common in the sense of "everyday" or "ordinary." [c. 1940] See also: common The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: the common touch thread common thread in the Common Era (as) common as an old shoe common as an old shoe common common as muck as common as muck common decency
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