It means something you said made an emotional impact on the person, as if you had poked a nerve and gotten a reaction.
It means something you said made an emotional impact on the person, as if you had poked a nerve and gotten a reaction.
how dare you. you are out of line.
to lose one's nerve - to take fright, to panic
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nerve
verb phrase
The phrase 'a lot of nerve' refers to having a lack of regard for social protocol preventing certain actions.
how dare you. you are out of line.
struck
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This means to be bamboozled or cheated. The image is of a cowboy being struck in the throat.
to lose one's nerve - to take fright, to panic
As far as I know, there isn't a nerve in your neck that will help you sleep. That is more of a chemical reaction in your brain. There is, however, a nerve behind your mandible (jaw) that, if struck properly, will sometimes cause unconsciousness. That nerve is called the Auricular branch of the Vagus nerve.
Beginning with the past participle "struck," you could write a participial phrase like this: "Struck by the news, she was speechless."
A motor nerve is part of the nervous system that moves muscles.
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The phrase "struck you dumb with dread" typically means to be rendered speechless or paralyzed by fear or dread. It suggests that the intensity of the fear is so great that it temporarily inhibits one's ability to speak or react.
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