die Nerven behalten

to stay calm under pressure

Türkçe: baskı altında sakin kalmak

Noun

Nerven Pl.

Verb

behalten

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Trotz des Chaos behielt die Fluglotsin die Nerven und lotste die Maschine.

How it is used

Means to stay calm under pressure. Neutral/idiomatic register. Use in a crisis: 'Trotz des Feuers behielt er die Nerven.' Common mistake: using it for minor stress; it's for high-pressure situations.

Other verbs that go with Nerven

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Nerven zeigento show signs of nervousness
• jdm. auf die Nerven fallen / gehento annoy someone persistently

All collocations with Nerven

Other collocations built on behalten

• etw. im Auge behaltento keep an eye on something
• im Gedächtnis behaltento keep in memory
• die Kontrolle behaltento keep/retain control
• die Oberhand behaltento keep the upper hand
• im Sinn behaltento keep something in mind for future reference