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in touch

[in touch] {adj. phr.} Talking or writing to each other; giving and getting news. * /John kept in touch with his school friends during the summer./ * /Police anywhere in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

out of touch

[out of touch] {adj. phr.} Not writing or talking with each other; not getting news anymore. * /Fred had got out of touch with people in his hometown./ * /On […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

touch and go

[touch and go] {adj. phr.} Very dangerous or uncertain in situation. * /Our team won the game, all right, but it was touch and go for a while./ * /At […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

lose touch

[lose touch] {v. phr.}, {informal} To fail to keep in contact or communication. - Usually used with "with". * /After she moved to another town, she lost touch with her […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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