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
Dollie	DAHL-ee	English
Florencia	flo-REN-thyah (Spanish), flo-REN-syah (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Gentius	-	Albanian
Adolphus	[ə'dɔlfəs]
HrÓ&Eth;ÓLfr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Atterbury	['ætəbəri]