plural of nerf

war of nerves

(informal, transitive with à)

plural of nerf de bœuf

(informal, figuratively) nervous breakdown

plural of crise de nerfs

(figurative, informal, transitive with sur) to take it out on, to vent one's spleen on, to vent one's gall on

(transitive with à) (informal) to get on someone's nerves

(informal) at the end of one's tether, at the end of one's rope, at one's wit's end

(figuratively, informal) to be on edge (to be very tense and irritated)