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Battle of nerves
A battle of nerves is a situation where neither side in a conflict or dispute is willing to back down and is waiting for the other side to weaken. ('A war of nerves' is an alternative form.)
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n. phr. A contest of wills during which the parties do not fight physically but try to wear each other out.
It has been a regular battle of nerves to get the new program accepted at the local state university. See: WAR OF NERVES.
a action of nerves
Psychological warfare acclimated to abrasion down an adversary's boldness through abhorrence tactics. Election cycles accept become a action of fretfulness as both parties always try to alarm the voters into electing their representative.Learn more: battle, nerve, of