lot of nerve Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a bundle of nerves
bundle of nerves
get on my nerves
get on one's nerves
get up the nerve
nerves of steel
get on sb's nerves
The noise gets on my nerves． 那声音使我心烦意乱。
The child got on his parents' nerves by asking too many questions．那孩子问的问题太多，令他父母心烦。
of all the nerve
Idiom(s): of all the nerveTheme: SHOCK
how shocking; how dare (someone). (Informal. The speaker is exclaiming that someone is being very cheeky or rude.)
• How dare you talk to me that way! Of all the nerve!
• Imagine anyone coming to a formal dance in jeans. Of all the nerve!
get up enough nerve
Idiom(s): get up enough nerve (to do sth)Theme: COURAGE
to get brave enough to do something.
• I could never get up enough nerve to sing in public.
• I'd do it if I could get up enough nerve, but I'm shy.
Bag of nerves
If someone is a bag of nerves, they are very worried or nervous.Battle of nerves
A battle of nerves is a situation where neither side in a conflict or dispute is willing to back down and is waiting for the other side to weaken. ('A war of nerves' is an alternative form.)Get on your nerves
If something gets on your nerves, it annoys or irritates you.Hit a nerve
If something hits a nerve, it upsets someone or causes them pain, often when it is something they are trying to hide.Strain every nerve
If you strain every nerve, you make a great effort to achieve something.battle of nerves|battle|nerves
n. phr. A contest of wills during which the parties do not fight physically but try to wear each other out. It has been a regular battle of nerves to get the new program accepted at the local state university. See: WAR OF NERVES.get on one's nerves|get|get on
v. phr. To make you nervous. John's noisy eating habits get on your nerves. Children get on their parents' nerves by asking so many questions.get up the nerve|get|nerve
v. phr. To build up your courage until you are brave enough; become brave enough. Jack got up the nerve to ask Ruth to dance with him. The hungry little boy got up nerve to ask for another piece of cake.get on someone's nerves
get on someone's nervesIrritate someone, as in His fidgeting gets on the teacher's nerves, or, as T.S. Eliot put it in The Elder Statesman (1959): “How it used to get on my nerves, when I saw you always sitting there with your nose in a book.” [c. 1900]
get up one's nerve
get up one's nervesee get up, def. 5.
have a nerve
have a nerveAlso, have some nerve. Have audacity, show effrontery. For example, You have a nerve telling me what to do, or She had some nerve, criticizing the people who donated their time. The related have the nerve is used with an infinitive, as in He had the nerve to scold his boss in public. This idiom uses nerve in the sense of “courage” or “audacity.” [Late 1800s]
lose one's nerve
lose one's nerveBecome frightened or timid, lose courage. For example, I wanted to ski down the expert slope but then I lost my nerve. This expression employs nerve in the sense of “courage or boldness.” [Early 1900s]
nerve
nervesee bundle of nerves; get on someone's nerves; get up; have a nerve; lose one's nerve; have a nerve; war of nerves.
on someone's nerves
on someone's nervessee get on someone's nerves.
war of nerves
war of nervesA conflict characterized by psychological pressure such as threats and rumors, aiming to undermine an enemy's morale. For example, Her lawyer said the university had waged a war of nerves to persuade his client to resign. This expression alludes to tactics used in World War II. [Late 1930s]
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1. Hình. Sự thô lỗ tuyệt cú vời; nhiều sự táo bạo hoặc bạo dạn. (* Điển hình là: có ~; lấy ~.) Anh ấy bước ra khỏi cô ấy, và điều đó rất mất bình tĩnh! Bạn co rât nhiêu căng thẳng! Bạn vừa chiếm chỗ đậu xe của tôi!
2. Hình. Lòng can đảm. (* Điển hình: có ~; lấy ~.) Anh ấy leo núi với một bàn chân bầm tím. Điều đó làm rất nhiều thần kinh. Anh ấy có rất nhiều can đảm để bắt đầu kinh doanh cho riêng mình. Xem thêm: rất nhiều, thần kinh, của Xem thêm:
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