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Salam1101 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Nerve
(You have some nerve)
Could somebody tell me what it means.
Thanks.
Could somebody tell me what it means.
Thanks.
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It means that the person had the moral strength, courage, or lack of common sense to do something which is usually considered wrong or which the speaker considers wrong.
- It means that the person had the moral strength, courage, or lack of common sense to do something which is usually considered wrong or which the speaker considers wrong.
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It means that the person had the moral strength, courage, or lack of common sense to do something which is usually considered wrong or which the speaker considers wrong.
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'Nerve' means courage, determination and self-control, on the one hand.
"It must have taken a lot of nerve to risk so much money on one product."
"I wanted to tell him exactly what I thought, but I lost my nerve."
On the other hand, it can be used derogatorily, and it means rudeness.
"He's the dirtiest man I know, and he has the nerve to tell me that my shoes need cleanin
"It must have taken a lot of nerve to risk so much money on one product."
"I wanted to tell him exactly what I thought, but I lost my nerve."
On the other hand, it can be used derogatorily, and it means rudeness.
"He's the dirtiest man I know, and he has the nerve to tell me that my shoes need cleanin
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