touch 'em all in English

Audio: En-au-touch 'em all.ogg

[Australia] Forms: touches 'em all [present, singular, third-person], touching 'em all [participle, present], touched 'em all [participle, past], touched 'em all [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} touch 'em all (third-person singular simple present touches 'em all, present participle touching 'em all, simple past and past participle touched 'em all)

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        "To touch all four bases after hitting a home run, hence to hit a home run."
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      "form": "touches 'em all",
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        "third-person"
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"touch 'em all" meaning in English

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