touch (someone) for (something)

touch (someone) for (something)
vb
to solicit, cadge. This colloquialism, used almost invariably in connection with a loan, has been recorded since 1760. Touch up is a less common alternative form, particularly in the USA.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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