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“If you haven’t been to the grocery store in a long time, it’s really easy to get very out of touch.”
- Actress and singer Zooey Deschanel on the dangers of being famous. (Marie Claire)
Definition
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not aware of what is current; not knowing what is happening
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Being a rich and famous celebrity has a lot of pros. Everybody loves you, and you have tons of money and beautiful possessions. But it is also hard for celebrities to lead normal lives. They might feel isolated or out of touch.
In order to touch something, you have to be close to it. So when you’re out of touch, you’re far away from something. You have no contact with it. For instance, you might lose touch with a friend; then you could say that you and your friend are out of touch with each other. When someone is out of touch in general, they’re unaware of what’s going on in the world. Celebrities who are out of touch don’t know what life is all about for regular people.
Zooey Deschanel is a singer and an actress. But she doesn’t think she is out of touch. She tries to lead a regular life by doing things everybody does, like going to the grocery store. Other celebrities have assistants who do their shopping for them. But not Zooey. She may be in the spotlight, but she isn’t out of touch.
Do you think all rich and famous people are out of touch? Besides not doing one’s own grocery shopping, what might some other signs be that a person is out of touch?
Examples
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“My dad is so out of touch, he didn’t even know who Nirvana was.”
“Sandy just got back from living on a remote island for a year, so she feels really out of touch.”
“Politicians are often out of touch with the people they represent.”