rattle (one's) nerves

To cause one to become very nervous, anxious, or uneasy. The news that I would need to have the lump biopsied definitely rattled my nerves.

See also: nerve, rattle

See also:

jangle
jangle (one's) nerves
bundle of nerves
a bundle of nerves
a bag of nerves
a bag/bundle of nerves
be a bundle of nerves
give (one) the dingbats
be (as) nervous as a cat
give (one) the screaming abdabs

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