touch/hit a raw nerveUPSETto upset someone by something you say 〔说话〕触及〔某人的〕痛处 Seeing his face, Joanne realized she’d touched a raw nerve. 看到他的脸色，乔安娜意识到自己触到了他的痛处。
touch/hit a raw nerve• Our article touched a raw nerve.• The subject of hawkers had touched a raw nerve.
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