Lose Your Touch
- Lose Your Touch
- How common is this idiom?: Although it's still understood, this idiom has somewhat fallen out of favor in modern conversation, making it less commonly used in everyday language.
- Literal Meaning: To physically lose the sense of touch or to misplace one's ability to touch something.
- Actual Idiomatic Meaning: To lose one's skill or ability to do something, often due to lack of practice or a long period of inactivity.
- He used to be a great painter, but after 10 years without picking up a brush, he's lost his touch.
- I used to be able to play the guitar, but I haven't played in years, I've lost my touch.
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