"touchy topic" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You would use it to refer to a subject or issue that might be uncomfortable to talk about. For example: "Bullying is a touchy topic in most schools."
"It's a touchy topic," he says, chuckling.
So the conversation shifted to the touchy topic of virginity.
Enforcement of marijuana possession laws is a touchy topic among many blacks here and nationwide.
Mr Beard says today's strike is orchestrated by gang leaders.Solitary confinement is a touchy topic nationwide.
Mr. Jospin's early political career has become a touchy topic because he is expected to run for president next year.
This is a touchy topic for voters, particularly as the piped water is not yet up to scratch.
Touchy topics include his murky dwarf porn past and his crush on panto co-star Snow White.
That is, away from touchy topics like the Internal Revenue Service's misdeeds and the National Security Agency's snooping.In theory, this should help Mr Obama politically: middle-class voters are more likely to blame Congress for their troubles than Mr Obama.
Ziad al-Saad, the recently named director general of the Jordanian Department of Antiquities, said in a telephone interview from Amman that the country — where security and access to official information are touchy topics — was actively considering making the system freely accessible.
Since taking over at the Vatican, Francis has urged the Catholic church not to be obsessed with "small-minded rules" and to emphasise compassion over condemnation in dealing with touchy topics like abortion, gay rights and contraception.
In March 2005, the Communication Skills Laboratory at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center began offering a series of three-hour interactive workshops intended to give hospital oncology residents practice in "Breaking Bad News," "Discussing Prognosis" and "Responding to Patient Anger," among other touchy topics.
