touch (one) for (something)
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To beg or wheedle something (usually money or food) as a handout from one. I could see old Tommy shuffling towards me, and I knew he was going to try to touch me for a few dollars so he could buy a drink. You can't just touch your parents for cash every time you're hard up.
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touch someone (up) for something
Fig. to approach someone and ask for something; to beg or borrow something from someone. Jerry tried to touch me for twenty bucks, but I didn't have it. It won't do any good to touch me up for money. I don't have any.
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