take a lot of nerve



take a lot of nerve

1. tv. to utilize a large reserve of rudeness (to behave so badly). That took a lot of nerve! You took my parking place!
2. tv. to require courage. He climbed the mountain with a bruised foot. That took a lot of nerve.
See also: lot, nerve, of, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JeremÍAshe-re-MEE-ahsSpanish
Agapios-Greek, Ancient Greek
Ladd['læd]
Diocletianus-Ancient Roman
PeterPEE-tər (English), PE-ter (German, Slovak), PAY-tər (Dutch)English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Slovene, Slovak, Biblical
BurkhardBOORK-hahrt (German)German, Ancient Germanic