get up the nerve
“Maybe I just sounded like she was chasing me; maybe she was really going the other way.”
To finally make yourself brave enough to do something.
Chapter 1 · p. 5
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18 in the private archivea big windmill motion
“I was making this big windmill motion to break away from her.”
A large circular movement of the arms, like a windmill.
Chapter 1 · p. 5
a death grip
“The girl's got me in a death grip.”
A very tight hold that is difficult to escape.
Chapter 1 · p. 6