hardly touch

Frequency: 6.88.5 per million words

to touch something very little or not at all; often used for food

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Examples (10)

  • You've hardly touched your food.
  • The child hardly touched his vegetables.
  • She was so upset that she hardly touched her dinner.
  • Despite being hungry, he hardly touched the lavish meal.
  • If you hardly touch your breakfast, you'll be hungry later.
  • He just picked at it, hardly touching the expensive dish.
  • After the long journey, she was too tired to eat and hardly touched her plate.
  • The cat hardly touches its dry food when there's wet food available.
  • I've been so busy today, I've hardly touched my coffee.
  • Don't worry, I've hardly touched this cake, you can have the rest.