put the touch on

“You sort of don’t know when Rusty’s put the touch on you,” she said.

GM also put the touch on the county economic-development authority for a cash grant of $1 million.

A middle-aged no-good arrives at an industrial park to put the touch on his brother, who runs the place.

Junpei prefers to live by his wits instead of his money, and hits the road to put the touch on all who cross his zigzag path.

But Stevens also has another, special asset: he knows how to put the touch on other people.