common touch

American  

noun

1. the ability to communicate with, appeal to, or inspire ordinary people.

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Etymology

Origin of common touch

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

But in a way, Trump did have the common touch.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025

The columnist suggested that Riordan would need to develop a more common touch to make the most of his job.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2023

She never lost her common touch and her insistence in "taking people as I find them" was a major contribution to her later popularity as Speaker.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2023

A personable pragmatist with a populist’s common touch, he knows he needs a broad base if not to win, then to govern, and so has courted orphaned centrists and onetime adversaries.

From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2022

If you’re tempted to use it to show that you have the common touch, make clear that you know better: Now, ain’t that a shame!

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner