Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the nerve of

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables
the n-erve of
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Followed by a pronoun or personal name(s), expresses disapproval or anger about something done or said by the referred person(s).

phrase

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see the, nerve, of.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

the nerve of ... (canonical)

Questions

What does the nerve of mean?
Followed by a pronoun or personal name(s), expresses disapproval or anger about something done or said by the referred person(s).

How to pronounce the nerve of

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