- common\ touch
- nounthe ability to be a friend of the people; friendly manner with everyone.
Voters like a candidate who has the common touch.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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common touch — noun the property of appealing to people in general (usually by appearing to have qualities in common with them) • Hypernyms: ↑touch, ↑signature * * * noun : the trait or gift of appealing to or arousing the sympathetic interest of the generality … Useful english dictionary
common touch — n. to have; lose the common touch * * * [ kɒmənˌtʌtʃ] lose the common touch to have … Combinatory dictionary
common touch — {n.} The ability to be a friend of the people; friendly manner with everyone. * /Voters like a candidate who has the common touch./ … Dictionary of American idioms
common touch — {n.} The ability to be a friend of the people; friendly manner with everyone. * /Voters like a candidate who has the common touch./ … Dictionary of American idioms
common touch — a friendly manner with everyone He has a nice common touch and everyone likes him a lot … Idioms and examples
common touch — noun Date: 1936 the gift of appealing to or arousing the sympathetic interest of the common people … New Collegiate Dictionary
common touch — the ability to communicate with, appeal to, or inspire ordinary people. [1940 45] * * * … Universalium
the common touch — The ability to empathize with ordinary people • • • Main Entry: ↑common * * * the ability to get along with or appeal to ordinary people * * * the common touch : the ability of someone in a position of power or authority to attract the support of … Useful english dictionary
(the) common touch — the common touch phrase the ability of someone important or powerful to talk to ordinary people and to understand what they are thinking Despite his wealth, he never lost the common touch. Thesaurus: social class and attitudes to classhyponym… … Useful english dictionary
