Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom.

Touch all bases

Include everything

The most appropriate meaning of the idiom "touch all bases" is include everything.

The idiom "touch all bases" comes from baseball, where a player must touch all four bases in order to score a run. In a more general sense, the idiom means to consider or address all of the possible options or outcomes in a situation.

For example, you might say "I need to touch all bases before I make a decision." or "The lawyer made sure to touch all bases in his case."

The other options are not as appropriate. To force someone to do something is not the same as touching all bases. To stretch your hands high is not the same as touching all bases. And to imagine you are flying is not the same as touching all bases.