hit a (sensitive) nerve
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hit a (raw) nerve — hit/touch a (raw/sensitive) ˈnerve idiom to mention a subject that makes sb feel angry, upset, embarrassed, etc • You touched a raw nerve when you mentioned his first wife. Main entry: ↑nerveidiom … Useful english dictionary
hit a raw nerve — ► touch (or hit) a (raw) nerve refer to a sensitive topic. Main Entry: ↑nerve … English terms dictionary
touch a (sensitive) nerve — hit/touch a (raw/sensitive) ˈnerve idiom to mention a subject that makes sb feel angry, upset, embarrassed, etc • You touched a raw nerve when you mentioned his first wife. Main entry: ↑nerveidiom … Useful english dictionary
touch (or hit) a (raw) nerve — refer to a sensitive topic. → nerve … English new terms dictionary
hit/strike/touch a nerve — to make someone feel angry, upset, embarrassed, etc. Something she said to him must have hit/struck/touched a nerve. I ve never seen him so angry. His controversial column might have hit a (raw/sensitive) nerve with some readers. • • • Main Entr … Useful english dictionary
strike/hit a raw nerve — If something you say strikes or hits a raw nerve, it upsets someone because they are very sensitive about the subject. You struck a raw nerve when you mentioned divorce. They re separating … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
nerve — /nɜv / (say nerv) noun 1. one or more bundles of fibres, forming part of a system which conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body. 2. Dentistry a. the nerve tissue in the pulp of a… …
hit a nerve — ► touch (or hit) a (raw) nerve refer to a sensitive topic. Main Entry: ↑nerve … English terms dictionary
nerve — noun 1》 a fibre or bundle of fibres in the body that transmits impulses of sensation between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body. 2》 (one s nerve or nerves) one s steadiness and courage. 3》 (nerves) nervousness. 4》 informal… … English new terms dictionary
hit a nerve — touch/strike/hit/etc a (raw) nerve phrase to say or do something that annoys or hurts someone because they are sensitive about it His comment seemed to strike a raw nerve. Thesaurus: to make someone feel a particular emotion or strong… … Useful english dictionary
