Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “hold one’s nerve“ and its meaning is “to remain calm, steady, firm, determined and resolute, particularly in a difficult situation”.
Example Sentence: By flexing its muscles, the company (Facebook) brought Australian politicians to heel. The government should have held its nerve. Had the news ban persisted, it would have created the first opening for rival social media firms in the Australian market for almost two decades.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article Australia’s move to tame Facebook and Google is just the start of a global battle and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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