jdm. auf die Nerven fallen / gehen
to annoy someone persistently
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In a sentence
Die ständigen Fragen des Kindes fallen der Mutter langsam auf die Nerven.
How it is used
Means to annoy someone persistently. Colloquial register. Use when complaining: 'Die laute Musik geht mir auf die Nerven.' Common mistake: using it for one-time annoyance; it implies repeated behavior.
Other verbs that go with Nerven
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
Other collocations built on gehen
- auf Abstand gehen (auch fig.)to move away/create distance
- an die Arbeit gehento start working or begin a task
- ins Auge gehento go wrong
- jdm. um den Bart gehento fawn over someone
- ins Bett gehento go to bed (to sleep)
- zu Bett gehento go to bed
- in die Berge gehento go to the mountains
- in Berufung gehento go into appeal
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