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- hit a nerve
hit a nerve
hit/touch a (raw) nerve
to upset someone by talking about a particular subject I think I hit a nerve with my comments about divorce. She suddenly looked distressed and I knew I'd touched a raw nerve.
See strain every nerve
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Alison | | AL-i-sən (English), a-lee-SAWN (French) | English, French |
| GÉRaldine | | - | French |
| Eshe | | - | Eastern African, Swahili |
| Acantha | | ə-KAN-thə (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
| Jamillah | | - | Arabic |
| Nilam | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi |