lose (one's) nerve

To no longer have the courage to do something. I did want to ride the roller coaster earlier, but I'm starting to lose my nerve now that we're actually here.

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]

词组	lose (one's) nerve
释义	lose (one's) nerve lose (one's) nerve To no longer have the courage to do something. I did want to ride the roller coaster earlier, but I'm starting to lose my nerve now that we're actually here. See also: lose, nerve Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. 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] See also: lose, nerve The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: lose one's nerve be dying for something/to do something be dying to (do something) roller coaster ride a roller-coaster ride bottle it bottle out want off of (something) dying to (do something) dying to do
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