touch (someone) for (something)
idiom
informal British
: to persuade (someone) to give or lend one (an amount of money)
He touched me for ten pounds.
He touched me for a tenner.
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Marquita K. Harris, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
Any clean touch for the Bucks’ best clutch performer for the last decade would cause excitement.
—Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
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—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025
An area rug can be the ideal finishing touch for any room.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
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Marquita K. Harris, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
Any clean touch for the Bucks’ best clutch performer for the last decade would cause excitement.
—Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Small Side Tables Small side tables are the perfect finishing touch for the living room and certainly don't need to break the bank.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025
An area rug can be the ideal finishing touch for any room.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for touch (someone) for (something)
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“Touch (someone) for (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch%20%28someone%29%20for%20%28something%29. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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