touch for

touch for
ˈtouch for [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they touch for he/she/it touches for present participle touching for past tense touched for past participle touched for] british informal phrasal verb
to get or borrow money from someone

He tried to touch me for a few pounds.

Thesaurus: to borrow somethingsynonym
Main entry: touch

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touch for [phrasal verb]
touch (someone) for (something) informal Brit : to persuade (someone) to give or lend you (an amount of money)

He touched me for a tenner.

— see also touch 10 (above), 1
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Main Entry:touch

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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