to stay in touch
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In North American English, this idiom typically means:
DEFINITION
to regularly contact someone (via text message, email, video call, phone call, etc.)
NOTE
how frequently you contact a person does not matter, as long as you maintain a relationship with that person (e.g. friend, family member, coworker, client, etc.)
EXAMPLES
“My brother’s friend is immigrating to another country. Even though they have promised to stay in touch with one another, I am sure they will still miss getting to spend time together in person.”
“Despite the fact that she made a lot of friends while going to university in Montreal, she hasn’t stayed in touch with all of them.”
How do you try to stay in touch with people? Who do you try to stay in touch with? Let me know by practicing using this idiom in the comments below.