lose one's touch in English

Audio: En-au-lose one's touch.ogg

[Australia] Forms: loses one's touch [present, singular, third-person], losing one's touch [participle, present], lost one's touch [participle, past], lost one's touch [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|lose<,,lost> one's touch}} lose one's touch (third-person singular simple present loses one's touch, present participle losing one's touch, simple past and past participle lost one's touch)

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    {
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          "text": "They had more than 45 years in the business, but it was clear they never lost their touch."
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        "To lose one's special mastery of or knack for a particular skill or activity."
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        "(idiomatic) To lose one's special mastery of or knack for a particular skill or activity."
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    {
      "form": "loses one's touch",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lost one's touch",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lost one's touch",
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        "past"
      ]
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"lose one's touch" meaning in English

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