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ESLPod_0343_WE_0360 Being Alike and Different The phrase "to get on (someone's) nerves," in this podcast, means to do something that makes another person feel frustrated or angry: "Doesn't your husband get on your nerves when he leaves his dirty socks on the floor?" The phrase "to have nerves of steel" means to stay calm in very stressful, difficult, and/or dangerous situations: "She's a great surgeon because she has nerves of steel and can concentrate no matter what goes wrong during an operation." The phrase "to be a bundle of nerves" means to be extremely nervous: "Jackie was a bundle of nerves before her important presentation." Finally, the phrase "to hit a nerve" or "to touch a nerve" means to talk about something that is a sensitive topic for another person and makes him or her upset: "You really touched a nerve when you mentioned Iris's weight!"

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ESLPod 343 to get on (someone's) nerves About You

Id	ESLPod_0343_WE_0360
Episode Id	ESLPod 343
Episode Title	Being Alike and Different
Phrase	to get on (someone's) nerves
Text	The phrase "to get on (someone's) nerves," in this podcast, means to do something that makes another person feel frustrated or angry: "Doesn't your husband get on your nerves when he leaves his dirty socks on the floor?" The phrase "to have nerves of steel" means to stay calm in very stressful, difficult, and/or dangerous situations: "She's a great surgeon because she has nerves of steel and can concentrate no matter what goes wrong during an operation." The phrase "to be a bundle of nerves" means to be extremely nervous: "Jackie was a bundle of nerves before her important presentation." Finally, the phrase "to hit a nerve" or "to touch a nerve" means to talk about something that is a sensitive topic for another person and makes him or her upset: "You really touched a nerve when you mentioned Iris's weight!"
Topics	About You

Nerves Phrase Means Eslpod Someone's Makes Person Bundle