| 单词 | to put the touch on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto put the touch on b. slang. An act of asking for or obtaining money as a gift or loan from a person, esp. by persuasive or deceptive talk; (occasionally) an act of extorting money. Frequently in to make a touch, to put the touch on. Cf. easy touch n. at easy adj. 14d, soft touch n. at soft adj. Compounds 2a. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > extortion > [noun] > instance of shavery1549 rack rent1605 shave1834 touch1896 shakedown1902 hold-up1908 milking1936 society > trade and finance > financial dealings > borrowing money > [noun] > esp. via persuasion or glib talk touch1896 1896 G. Ade Artie v. 43 Next day they had to make a hot touch for a short coin so as to get the price of a couple o' sinkers and a good old ‘draw one’. 1914 Automobile Topics 4 July 638/3 His story of not being able to find employment..has enabled him to make many a successful ‘touch’. 1933 Forum & Cent. Feb. 110/1 I should have put the touch on my friends, my relatives. 1940 J. O'Hara Pal Joey 77 You mean to say she did not put the touch on you. 1964 C. Chaplin My Autobiogr. xvii. 299 It seemed obvious from the tone of the letter that it was all leading up to a ‘touch’. So I thought I would take along $500. 1983 Truck & Bus Transportation Nov. 54/1 They put the touch on Joe and when he refused to pay they blew up one of his taxis. 2010 M. Greenberg Beg, Borrow, Steal 89 I saw Jean-Paul frantically put the touch on the wealthy husband of a woman who had been promised a role in the film. < as lemmas |
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