What does What a nerve. mean?

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Buster

26 Oct 2016

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English (US)

Normally you would hear it, What nerve. It means someone is very bold in a slightly negative way, especially in a social situation. For instance, speaking disrespectfully to the boss or the teacher, it takes nerve. Cutting in line/queue, other people might say, what nerve.

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Tananlina

26 Oct 2016

Spanish (Chile)

Que nervios!

Buster

26 Oct 2016

English (US)

Normally you would hear it, What nerve. It means someone is very bold in a slightly negative way, especially in a social situation. For instance, speaking disrespectfully to the boss or the teacher, it takes nerve. Cutting in line/queue, other people might say, what nerve.

Eduardoakaedu

26 Oct 2016

Portuguese (Brazil)

@Buster Could I say ''What a nerve of you to do such a thing to her'' or '' You have a lot of nerve to do such a thing to her'' ?

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What does What a nerve. mean? See a translation

Normally you would hear it, What nerve. It means someone is very bold in a slightly negative way, especially in a social situation. For instance, speaking disrespectfully to the boss or the teacher, it takes nerve. Cutting in line/queue, other people might say, what nerve.

Que nervios!

Normally you would hear it, What nerve. It means someone is very bold in a slightly negative way, especially in a social situation. For instance, speaking disrespectfully to the boss or the teacher, it takes nerve. Cutting in line/queue, other people might say, what nerve.

What does What a nerve. mean?