دیکشنری آنلاین تحلیلگران ( معنی فارسی hit a raw nerve )

hit a raw nerve

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hit a raw nerve
hit/touch a (raw) nerve
to upset someone by talking about a particular subject.

I think I hit a nerve with my comments about divorce.

She suddenly looked distressed and I knew I'd touched a raw nerve.

touch a (raw) nerve
to cause an emotional reaction.

This film touched a nerve with many people who were already feeling very uneasy about the state of the world.

Any talk of raising the cost of college tuition hits a raw nerve with students.

touch a (raw) nerve
to cause an emotional reaction.

This film touched a nerve with many people who were already feeling very uneasy about the state of the world.

Any talk of raising the cost of college tuition hits a raw nerve with students.

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hit a raw nerve
• touch/hit/strike a raw nerve
upset someone by talking about a subject that upsets or embarrasses them

The criticism from the supervisor touched a raw nerve in the woman at our office.

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