put the touch on

VERB

beg

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bite call on hustle scrounge

STRONG

benefit brace bum burn buzz cadge chisel freeload knock mooch nick panhandle score sponge tap touch want

WEAK

ask alms call upon clamor for dime up hit up live hand to mouth mendicate nickel up pass the hat put the bite on solicit charity sponge on

Antonyms

WEAK

give

Example Sentences

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“You sort of don’t know when Rusty’s put the touch on you,” she said.

From Washington Post • Nov. 6, 2017

But Stevens also has another, special asset: he knows how to put the touch on other people.

From Time Magazine Archive

GM also put the touch on the county economic-development authority for a cash grant of $1 million.

From Time Magazine Archive

For big project financing, Mexico might well put the touch on the biggest lender of all�the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

A middle-aged no-good arrives at an industrial park to put the touch on his brother, who runs the place.

From Time Magazine Archive