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.