In this mini episode, you will learn the interesting expression “to lose your touch.”
Episode 318 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode that teaches you the interesting expression “to lose your touch.” Send your questions about English and your comments and suggestions to EverybodyESL@gmail.com! (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)
Intro
“Hello, everyone! This is Mia, from South Korea. You are listening to Everybody ESL.”
Welcome to episode 318 of Everybody ESL, the podcast for everybody who wants to improve their English, practice their English, or just learn more English. My name is Ben, and I have a mini episode for you today, where I am going to teach you about one English topic. You can subscribe to the Everybody ESL podcast at Apple podcasts, on the Stitcher app, and wherever you find your podcasts. If you like Everybody ESL, leave it a good review so other people can find out about it too. And if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for me, please send an email to EverybodyESL@gmail.com. Okay! Let’s get on with this mini episode.
The episode
In this episode, I am going to teach you a very interesting expression. And that expression is “to lose your touch.” To lose your touch. That’s lose: l-o-s-e, your: y-o-u-r, touch: t-o-u-c-h. To lose your touch.
Of course, you can also say “to lose his touch” or “lose our touch” or “lose her touch.”
What does it mean if you lose your touch?
To lose your touch means “to lose the ability to do something that you used to be able to do.” If you lose your touch, that means there is something that you were very good at, but now you are not. You have lost the ability to do this difficult thing.
Here is an example of a situation where somebody might use this expression, “to lose your touch.”
“My favorite singer’s new song just came out. But I don’t like it. I think he lost his touch.”
I think he lost his touch. The songs that he sang before were so good. I loved those songs. But this new song—I don’t think it’s very good. I think he lost his touch. Maybe he’s not able to make good songs anymore.
Here’s another example:
Let’s say that one of my hobbies was making cakes. I used to love to make cakes. But I have not made cakes for a while. And now I bake another cake, but it just isn’t very good. It’s not like my cakes used to be. My cakes used to be great, but this cake just isn’t that good. I could say, “I think I have lost my touch.” I think I’ve lost my touch. Or “When it comes to making cakes, I think I have lost my touch.” Or “I’m afraid that I have lost my touch.”
That’s what it means to lose your touch. It means “to lose the ability to do something difficult.”
And that is “to lose your touch,” a very interesting and useful expression that I think you should know.
Outro
This is the end of episode 318 of Everybody ESL. Remember: if you have questions about English, or if you have comments for me, or if you would like to record an introduction that I can play at the beginning of future episodes—the same way Mia recorded the introduction you heard at the beginning of this episode—send an email to EverybodyESL@gmail.com. I’ll be back soon with a new episode. And until then, keep going, keep practicing, and keep learning. I’ll see you soon. Goodbye!