den letzten Nerv rauben
to annoy someone to exhaustion
Türkçe: birinin canına tak ettirmek
In a sentence
Das ständige Husten des Kollegen raubt mir den letzten Nerv.
How it is used
Means to annoy someone to exhaustion. Colloquial register. Use when venting: 'Sein ständiges Klagen raubt mir den letzten Nerv.' Nuance: implies the person is at their limit.
Other verbs that go with Nerv
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- den Nerv habento have the audacity to do something bold
- den Nerv treffento hit a sensitive or crucial point
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