lose one's nerve

Become frightened or timid, lose courage. For example, I wanted to ski down the expert slope but then I lost my nerve. This expression employs nerve in the sense of "courage or boldness." [Early 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Romeo	-	Italian
Bellatrix	-	Astronomy
Mariona	-	Catalan
Xochilt	-	Spanish
Eldred	EL-drəd	English
Ferid	-	Azerbaijani, Bosnian