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ESLPod_0166_WE_0005 A Marriage Proposal I To "get up the nerve" in this podcast means to have courage: "If he can get up the nerve to ask her out on a date, I'm sure she'll say 'yes.'" We also use a similar phrase-"to get on someone's nerves"-to mean something very different. To get on someone's nerves means to bother or irritate them: "He talks too much and gets on my nerves," or "Doesn't it get on your nerves when she ignores you?"

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ESLPod 166 get up the nerve Relationships + Family

Id	ESLPod_0166_WE_0005
Episode Id	ESLPod 166
Episode Title	A Marriage Proposal I
Phrase	get up the nerve
Text	To "get up the nerve" in this podcast means to have courage: "If he can get up the nerve to ask her out on a date, I'm sure she'll say 'yes.'" We also use a similar phrase-"to get on someone's nerves"-to mean something very different. To get on someone's nerves means to bother or irritate them: "He talks too much and gets on my nerves," or "Doesn't it get on your nerves when she ignores you?"
Topics	Relationships + Family

Eslpod Nerve Means Someone's Nerves Marriage Proposal I