in touch (with someone)

in touch (with someone)
*in touch (with someone)
1. Fig. in contact with someone by letter or telephone. (*Typically: be \in touch (with someone); get \in touch (with someone); keep \in touch (with someone).) •

I tried to get in touch with her, but she never answered her phone.

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I just couldn't seem to get in touch.

2. Fig. [of oneself] having self-knowledge. (*Typically: be \in touch (with someone); get \in touch (with someone).) •

I need to get in touch with myself and the way I really feel about things.

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She needs to try more to be in touch with herself and her feelings.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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