Examples of 'work up the nerve' in a sentence

Meaning of "work up the nerve"

work up the nerve: Means to gather courage or confidence to do something that one finds intimidating or fear-inducing. It implies overcoming apprehension or anxiety to take a necessary action

How to use "work up the nerve" in a sentence

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work up the nerve
Took me two years to work up the nerve.
To work up the nerve to kill her.
Let me know if you work up the nerve.
To work up the nerve to say hello.
It took me two months to work up the nerve.
You had to work up the nerve to ask me out.
I have not been able to work up the nerve.
Trying to work up the nerve to invite me to a friendly on call room.
It took me a few days to work up the nerve.
She had to work up the nerve to force the blade in.
It took me a while to work up the nerve.
You are trying to work up the nerve to invite me to a friendly on call room.
I bought you some time until you can work up the nerve.
I am trying to work up the nerve to ask you out.
Be a sport … let me know if you work up the nerve.

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I just could not work up the nerve enough to tell you.
Then… took me a long time to work up the nerve.
It gave me time to work up the nerve to start a conversation with Axel.
Yes, because you can not work up the nerve.
And maybe I will work up the nerve to talk to Andrea Askowitz.
To share like that in here. Took me two months to work up the nerve.
I am just trying to work up the nerve to see her.
He died of an overdose before I could … Before I could work up the nerve.
If he can work up the nerve.
To work up the nerve to see her. I'm just trying.
But she could not work up the nerve.
You had to work up the nerve to ask me out. I went back four times.
Took me weeks to work up the nerve.
Man, you work up the nerve to resign, and your boss gets abducted.
It took me a few days to work up the nerve to tell you.
Look, there's something I need to tell you. I'm trying to work up the nerve.
Took me two years to work up the nerve to come and visit you.
Good. Now, I just need to work up the nerve.
I couldn't work up the nerve before my stop.
Took me two months to work up the nerve Hey.
I am actually trying to work up the nerve to tell Barry that I am getting remarried.
It only took me three beers To work up the nerve to say hello.
How did you work up the nerve to try again?
Yeah . It only took me three beers To work up the nerve to say hello.
And I have to work up the nerve to ask her.
I think I need to work up the nerve first.
I just could not work up the nerve to say what I want.
Now, I just need to work up the nerve.
Oh, you had to work up the nerve to ask me out.
I think I was trying to work up the nerve to kill myself.
He had not managed to work up the nerve to sit right across from me, though.
And maybe I will work up the nerve to talk.
I thought I would work up the nerve to say something to her, but I didn't.
Before I could work up the nerve.
I have been trying to work up the nerve to break up with Ingrid.

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