touched base

“I’ve touched base with Nashville law enforcement, my family, and the good people at Chief’s. I’m not proud of my behavior, and I accept responsibility,” the singer wrote on X.

The Boston Red Sox have touched base with free agent left-hander Jordan Montgomery as they search for another starting pitcher, preferably one that can fit in at or near the top of the rotation.

There’s Alice asking if we are meeting for dinner and Bill wondering how my number got into his list of contacts and Jill telling me how long it has been since we last touched base.

The Wizards have also touched base with Milwaukee Bucks assistant general manager Milt Newton, a former Wizards executive who worked for the team from 2003 to 2013.

And then she touched base with a search firm to get the ball rolling on Sanders’ arrival at Colorado, a program coming off a 1-11 season.