He walked out on her, and that took a lot of nerve!
•You have a lot of nerve! You took my parking place!
2. Fig. courage. (*Typically: have \lot of nerve; take \lot of nerve.) •He climbed the mountain with a bruised foot. That took a lot of nerve.
•He has a lot of nerve to go into business for himself.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
take a lot of nerve — 1. tv. to be very rude; to require a lot of rudeness (to behave so badly). □ He walked out on her, and that took a lot of nerve! □ That took a lot of nerve! You took my parking place! 2. tv. to require courage. □ He climbed the mountain with a… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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