touch base
verb1
Ball games, Baseball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Literally To touch a base, usually with a foot but sometimes with a hand.
2
Canada, US, Broadly, Colloquial, Idiomatic, Usually, With "with" To meet or make contact with someone, usually to consult, review, visit, or communicate.
- Touch base with your boss before you start work to make sure you understand the project.
- I had met with Dr. Todd right before dinner. He had wanted to touch base with me about my ongoing treatment.2014, A. Meredith Walters, Light in the Shadows, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 55:
- Derived terms
- Touch Base Policy