get up (one's) nerve (to do something)
get up (one's) nerve (to do something)
To muster or draw upon one's courage or resolve to do something. I wanted to ask Mary Sue to the prom, but I never got up the nerve. I hope Jonathan finally gets up his nerve to ask his boss for a raise.
See also: get, nerve, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- get the nerve up (to do something)
- get enough nerve up
- get enough nerve up (to do something)
- get the guts up (to do something)
- get the pluck up (to do something)
- get enough guts up (to do something)
- get the spunk up
- get the spunk up (to do something)
- get the courage up
- get the courage up (to do something)