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nerves

/ ²Ôɜ˱¹³ú /

plural noun

  1. the imagined source of emotional control

    my nerves won't stand it

  2. anxiety, tension, or imbalance

    she's all nerves

  3. bundle of nerves
    a very nervous person
  4. get on one's nerves
    to irritate, annoy, or upset one
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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And when cool heads were required, his team came across as a bag of nerves, all too willing to get involved in cheap spats.

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The other notable aspect of his batting was his ability to control the match, taking the innings deep, virtually to the end, with a remarkable control of nerves, and interspersed with explosive strokes.

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When Watts met Lynch, they hit it off, the director’s genuine interest calming the nerves she often felt during auditions.

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Excitement, nerves, pride… this must have been what it was like in the seventies, except we had never expected this.

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McIlroy channelled his nerves while his American opponent faltered - his hopes drowning when he overshot the island green 17th, the second of the three play-off holes.

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