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Mr. Tom Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary

Touch someone on the raw

Hi

Would you say that this is an everyday expression?

She really touched me on the raw.

Or

Am I touching you on the raw? What are you getting so upset about?

Thanks

Tom

  

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To my knowledge, that is not an expression in English. I don't understand it. Do you mean the person touched you deeply in an emotional sense?

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  • To my knowledge, that is not an expression in English.
  • I don't understand it.
  • Do you mean the person touched you deeply in an emotional sense?
  • "In the raw" means naked or nude.
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To my knowledge, that is not an expression in English. I don't understand it. Do you mean the person touched you deeply in an emotional sense?

"In the raw" means naked or nude.

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Mr. TomWould you say that this is an everyday expression?She really touched me on the raw.

Certainly not in the US. This is the first time in my life that I have ever heard of it. Generally speaking, I find British expressions amusing or at least interesting, but this one doesn't appeal to me at all.

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Something you do hear in American English is "That really touched a raw nerve." Could you be thinking of that?

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