touch base with

Idioms and Phrases

Make contact or renew communications with, as in I'll try to touch base with you when I'm in Ohio , or The candidate touched base with every ethnic group in the city . This idiom comes from baseball, where a runner must touch each base without being tagged before a run can be scored.

Example Sentences

The news outlet holds quarterly community meetings to touch base with residents and hear their concerns.

From Los Angeles Times

Each time he reached a milestone in his process, Álvarez would touch base with Scott, who provided specific notes, particularly after watching the first cut of “Romulus.”

From Los Angeles Times

They touch base with mariners entering the Salish Sea and can share reports of whale sightings with the Cetacean Desk.

From Seattle Times

“We constantly work on that relationship and making sure that we touch base with those players in particular and all of our guys,” Stoops said.

From Seattle Times

He says Davis encourages him to frequently touch base with businesses and developers so they have the tools to remain in the community for the long term.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• call up
• contact
• dial
• phone