touch on a delicate subject

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• delicate — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look ▪ Her bones felt as delicate as a bird s. ▪ The glasses looked very delicate. ▪ become AD …   Collocations dictionary

• subject — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 topic or person under consideration ADJECTIVE ▪ big, complex, complicated, vast ▪ simple ▪ excellent, fascinating …   Collocations dictionary

• touch — [tuch] vt. [ME touchen < OFr tochier (Fr toucher) < VL * toccare < * tok, light blow, of echoic orig.] 1. to put the hand, the finger, or some other part of the body on, so as to feel; perceive by the sense of feeling 2. to bring into… …   English World dictionary

• touch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of touching sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ delicate, gentle, light, slight ▪ The slightest touch will set off the alarm. PREPOSITION ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• touch — v. & n. v. 1 tr. come into or be in physical contact with (another thing) at one or more points. 2 tr. (often foll. by with) bring the hand etc. into contact with (touched her arm). 3 a intr. (of two things etc.) be in or come into contact with… …   Useful english dictionary

• (a) light touch — a light touch idiom the ability to deal with sth in a delicate and relaxed way • She handles this difficult subject with a light touch. Main entry: ↑lightidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• slide — v. & n. v. (past and past part. slid) 1 a intr. move along a smooth surface with continuous contact on the same part of the thing moving (cf. ROLL). b tr. cause to do this (slide the drawer into place). 2 intr. move quietly; glide; go smoothly… …   Useful english dictionary

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