holding one's nerve
holding one's nerve is the present participle and gerund of hold one's nerve.
Meaning of hold one's nerve
Verb
hold one's nerve (third-person singular simple present holds one's nerve, present participle holding one's nerve, simple past and past participle held one's nerve)
- To stay calm facing nervousness.
- She held her nerve after failing to serve out the match at the first attempt, seeing three match points slip by in a nervous service game at 6-4 5-4 and recovering from losing the tie-break to dominate the decider.2011 June 28, Piers Newbery, “Wimbledon 2011: Sabine Lisicki beats Marion Bartoli”, in BBC Sport
Questions about holding one's nerve
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- Holding one's nerve is the present participle and gerund of hold one's nerve.
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