touch upon (something)
touch upon (something)
To discuss or deal with some topic informally or in passing. We'll touch upon that matter later in the meeting, so let's stay focused on the issue at hand. She touched upon the problem, but she didn't get a chance to explain exactly what had happened. The movie touches upon themes of loneliness and grief, but it doesn't make them the central focus of the characters.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- touch on
- touch on (something)
- confuse the issue
- cloud the issue
- a point of honor
- a point of honour
- a point of pride
- dead horse
- on the fly
- sour note