American Idioms and Expressions

Lose One's Touch (with Someone Or Something) Idiom

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lose one's touch (with someone or something)
What does lose one's touch (with someone or something) mean?
lose one's ability to handle someone or somethingI think that the horse trainer is losing her touch with the horses that she is training.

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