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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out of touch

And the messier things become, as they did again in the past two weeks, the more out of touch many tech leaders appear.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Asked why, Newsom told The Times his party had become out of touch with ordinary Americans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

The video was quickly seized upon by Talarico, who depicted Paxton as out of touch with Texans.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

Mr. Pelley, like many others in the elite media, is out of touch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

If she was out of touch with her husband already, how would she know if anything was wrong?

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers