to touch on a subject
1touch on — touch upon his speech is sure to touch on the subject of school vouchers Syn: refer to, mention, comment on, speak on, remark on, bring up, raise, broach, allude to; cover, deal with …
2touch — [[t]tʌ̱tʃ[/t]] ♦♦ touches, touching, touched 1) VERB If you touch something, you put your hand onto it in order to feel it or to make contact with it. [V n] Her tiny hands gently touched my face... [V n] Don t touch that dial... [V …
3Touch of Death — For other uses, see Touch of Death (disambiguation). Dim Mak redirects here. For other uses, see Dim Mak (disambiguation). Touch of Death Chinese name Chinese: Dim Mak Traditional Chinese: 點脈 / 點穴 …
4touch — [tuch] vt. [ME touchen < OFr tochier (Fr toucher) < VL * toccare < * tok, light blow, of echoic orig.] 1. to put the hand, the finger, or some other part of the body on, so as to feel; perceive by the sense of feeling 2. to bring into… …
5Touch pieces — are coins and medals that have attracted superstitious beliefs, such as those with holes in them or those with particular designs. Such pieces were believed to cure disease, bring good luck, influence peoples behavior, carry out a specific… …
6touch all the bases — (or touch every base) chiefly US : to cover all the bases; especially : to mention every subject or point that needs to be considered She made sure that she touched all the bases in her report. His opening remarks at the meeting touched all the… …
7touch on (or upon) — 1》 deal briefly with (a subject). 2》 come near to being. → touch …
8touch on — ► touch on (or upon) 1) deal briefly with (a subject). 2) come near to being. Main Entry: ↑touch …
9touch upon — ► touch on (or upon) 1) deal briefly with (a subject). 2) come near to being. Main Entry: ↑touch …
10touch on something — ˈtouch on/upon sth derived to mention or deal with a subject in only a few words, without going into detail • In his speech he was only able to touch on a few aspects of the problem. • The central issue of the debate was hardly touched on in his… …
