nerves
British
/ nɜːvz /
plural noun
-
the imagined source of emotional control
my nerves won't stand it
-
anxiety, tension, or imbalance
she's all nerves
-
a very nervous person
-
to irritate, annoy, or upset one
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
