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
Rudolf	ROO-dawlf (German), RUW-dawlf (Polish)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Russian, Arm
Baxter	BAKS-tər	English
Nubia	-	Various
Joshua	['dʒɔʃwə]
Jyrgal	-	Kyrgyz
Paris (1)	PER-is (English), PAR-is (English)	Greek Mythology