raw nerve
Example Sentences
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For many Arabs this hits a raw nerve.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2022
And in 2017, a viral video of the son of a prominent lawmaker crediting his career success to “great genes” touched a raw nerve among those with fewer connections and more troubles.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
For the most part, “Fall” works because it plucks on the same raw nerve, over and over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2022
This sentiment, fast resonating across India, has already touched a raw nerve.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
Like an exposed raw nerve, he just stands there, holding that bizarre hybrid terror tool, and I realize that thing is the physical manifestation of everything he fears.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
