Meaning: nerves 
nɜrv /nɜːv
n.
an uneasy psychological state
control of your emotions
n.
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
the courage to carry on
impudent aggressiveness
v.
get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
live on (one's) nerves Idiom, Proverb
a bundle of nerves
bundle of nerves
get on my nerves
get on one's nerves
nerves of steel
get on sb's nerves
The noise gets on my nerves． 那声音使我心烦意乱。
The child got on his parents' nerves by asking too many questions．那孩子问的问题太多，令他父母心烦。
Bag of nerves
If someone is a bag of nerves, they are very worried or nervous.Battle of nerves
A battle of nerves is a situation where neither side in a conflict or dispute is willing to back down and is waiting for the other side to weaken. ('A war of nerves' is an alternative form.)Get on your nerves
If something gets on your nerves, it annoys or irritates you.battle of nerves|battle|nerves
n. phr. A contest of wills during which the parties do not fight physically but try to wear each other out. It has been a regular battle of nerves to get the new program accepted at the local state university. See: WAR OF NERVES.live on (one's) nerves
To be in a connected accompaniment of anxiety, fear, or worry. Marty seems to be active on his fretfulness anytime back the accident.Learn more: live, nerve, onlive on your nerves
BRITISHIf addition lives on their nerves, they are consistently afraid and anxious, usually because they are in a difficult situation. In the countdown to the acclamation she was active on her nerves.Learn more: live, nerve, onlive on your fretfulness (or your assumption ends)
be acutely afraid or tense.Learn more: live, nerve, on
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