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hit/touch a nerve

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hit/touch a (raw) nerve

to upset someone by talking about a particular subject. I think I hit a nerve with my comments about divorce. She suddenly looked distressed and I knew I'd touched a raw nerve.

See also: hit, nerve, touch

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