Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with nerve in British Collocation
nerve
noun
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
UK
/nɜː(r)v/
have nerves
get
have
suffer from
Afterwards, she reportedly admitted that she had suffered from nerves.
calm nerves
calm
ease
settle
soothe
steady
He gave Atherton some pills to calm his nerves.
control nerves
control
deal with
overcome
steady
Trying hard to overcome her nerves, she strode into the main building.