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
Matas	-	Lithuanian
Romeo	['rəumiəu]
BÁR&Eth;R	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Suse	ZOO-zə	German
Waldomar	-	Ancient Germanic
Gerardo	je-RAHR-do (Italian), he-RAHR-do (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish