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
Toby	['təubi]
Thirza	TIRH-zah	Dutch
Heshel	-	Yiddish
Gregorius	-	Late Greek (Latinized)
Linnaea	li-NAY-ə	English (Rare)
Ranya	-	Arabic