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hold your nerve

Idiom Courage

Meaning

to remain calm and confident under pressure

Example Sentences

"She held her nerve and finished the speech perfectly."

Related Expressions

keep an eye on

to watch or monitor something or someone carefully

not the sharpest tool in the shed

not very intelligent

talk around something

to discuss something without addressing it directly

fight your demons

to deal with your fears or bad memories courageously

give someone a dose of their own medicine

to treat someone the same bad way they treated others

a political hot potato

a controversial or sensitive political issue