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a battle of nerves
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a battle/war of nerves
a situation in which two competing groups of people try to defeat each other by frightening and threatening each other without taking action This has become a battle of nerves with neither side seeming willing to back down.
See also: battle, nerve
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Shephard's A War of Nerves contains the line: "War from behind the lines is a dizzying jumble.
MOTION'S 'A PLAGIARIST' by The Mirror (London, England)
However, the Reit proposal is currently engaging the property sector in a war of nerves with fears that the Treasury will either get it right or get it wrong.
Engaged in a Reit war of nerves by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Byline: Andrew King A WAR of nerves could break out in the tiny Somerset village of Bilbrook on Christmas Day at the house shared by jockeys Robert Widger and Paul Flynn.
Behind the scenes in the west country: Little and Large facing a ... by The Racing Post (London, England)
 
 
 
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