have a nerve



have a nerve

Also, 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]
See also: have, nerve

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hodge[hɔdʒ]
Dilwen-Welsh
Ersiliaer-ZEEL-yahItalian
Eutychus-Biblical, Biblical Latin
VickieVIK-eeEnglish
Maximiliaan-Dutch