English Idioms: Baseball—Touch Bases

—v. phr., to make contact, to communicate. Here is another common English idiom that comes from baseball. In the game, a runner must touch all three bases before running to home plate to score. The term is now also used for everyday communication.

Examples:

Let's touch bases after work tomorrow.

Be sure to touch bases often with your colleagues who are working on this project.

Baseball Idioms

Often called America's pastime, baseball is one of the most popular sports in the U.S. It has also become popular in other countries, such as Japan and Taiwan. As a popular sport, it has contributed many idioms to the English language, like this one. And with the World Series set to begin on October 21, with the San Francisco Giants taking on the Kansas City Royals, now is a great time to learn these phrases.
So touch bases with us often to learn more idioms from America's pastime.
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