to lose nerve
1lose nerve — lose (your) nerve to fear doing something. Jim lost his nerve and wouldn t try to ski down the hill …
2Nerve injury — Classification and external resources Micrograph of a nerve with a decrease in myelinated nerve fibres (pink) and an abnormal increase in fibrous tissue (yellow), as may be seen in nerve injuries. HPS stain …
3lose one's nerve — 1. To lose confidence in one s ability 2. To become suddenly afraid • • • Main Entry: ↑nerve …
4lose — [ luz ] (past tense and past participle lost [ lɔst ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stop having something ▸ 2 be unable to find ▸ 3 not win ▸ 4 have less than before ▸ 5 when someone dies ▸ 6 no longer see/hear etc. ▸ 7 not have body part ▸ 8 stop having… …
5Nerve fiber layer — Section of retina. (Stratum opticum labeled at right, second from the top.) …
6lose your nerve — lose (your) nerve to fear doing something. Jim lost his nerve and wouldn t try to ski down the hill …
7lose your nerve — phrase to suddenly become too frightened to do something that you intended to do Thesaurus: to be, or to become afraid or frightenedsynonym Main entry: lose …
8nerve — [[t]nɜ͟ː(r)v[/t]] ♦♦♦ nerves, nerving, nerved 1) N COUNT Nerves are long thin fibres that transmit messages between your brain and other parts of your body. ...spinal nerves. ...in cases where the nerve fibres are severed. 2) N PLURAL: usu poss N …
9lose — /lu:z/ verb past tense and past participle lost /lst/ 1 NOT HAVE ANY MORE (T) to stop having something that is important to you or that you need: I can t afford to lose my job, I have a family to support. | I lost a lot of money on that deal. |… …
10lose — [[t]lu͟ːz[/t]] ♦ loses, losing, lost 1) VERB If you lose a contest, a fight, or an argument, you do not succeed because someone does better than you and defeats you. [V n] A C Milan lost the Italian Cup Final... [V n] The government lost the… …
