out of touch

Idioms  

1. No longer in contact or communication, as in John and Mark have been out of touch for years, or That speech showed he's out of touch with his constituency. This metaphoric expression alludes to physical contact. [Late 1800s] Also see in touch.

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Example Sentences

“Folks are worried and feeling stressed from all angles, so to have these candidates come in and say the No. 1 thing we should be concerned about are transgender children and what bathroom they use or what sports they play feels incredibly out of touch with the day-to-day realities of people’s lives.”

From Salon

It was the beginning of an utter calamity out of touch for Ewan Ashman, in particular, and his successor, George Turner.

From BBC

Asked half-jokingly if he ever misses the days when Grammy nominations regularly inspired outrage over how out of touch the Recording Academy was, Mason says, “I don’t miss people being upset. But I also don’t discount that it’s going to happen again. It’s very hard to get 95 categories right and not have somebody be offended or feel left out.”

From Los Angeles Times

“These tactics — if you call them that — are far and away out of touch with contemporary policing standards.”

From Los Angeles Times

Duckett looked horribly out of touch, swishing and swiping.

From BBC