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lose your nerve

Idiom Confidence

Meaning

to become too frightened to do something

Example Sentences

"I was going to ask her out, but I lost my nerve."

Related Expressions

trust someone as far as you can throw them

to not trust someone much

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to create a noisy or dramatic disturbance

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a delicate situation requiring careful diplomacy

smell a rat

to suspect something wrong or dishonest

paint a new picture

to create a new vision or concept

crack down on

to take strict action to stop something