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Phrase(s): *a lot of nerve
1. Fig. great rudeness; a lot of audacity or brashness. (*Typically: have ~; take ~.) • 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 ~; take ~.) • 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.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs