touch a nerve

touch a (raw) nerve

also hit a (raw) nerve

to cause an emotional reaction This film touched a nerve with many people who were already feeling very uneasy about the state of the world. Any talk of raising the cost of college tuition hits a raw nerve with students.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Meg	[meg]
Nadra	-	Arabic
Sanya (1)	-	Arabic
Anne (1)	AHN (French), AN (English), AN-ne (Danish), AHN-ne (Finnish), AH-nə (German), AHN-nə (Dutch)	French, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Dutch, Basque
Nikolajs	-	Latvian
Quintin	KWIN-tin	English