Espeland  +  498373 Wed, 09 Apr 08 08:39 AM Hello everybody !  What does the expression "the nerve of him !" mean ? : Mr. Dursley was enraged to see that a couple of them [a group of weirdos] weren't young at all ; why, that man had to be older than he was, and wearing an emerald-green cloak! The nerve of him! (J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, p. 8)  Espeland Joined on Fri, Jul 13 2007 Switzerland New Member 45

	Feebs11  +  498726 Thu, 10 Apr 08 12:01 AM  To have the nerve to do something can either mean that you are particularly brave, or that you are partcularly rude.  In this context, Mr Dursley feels that the person wearing an emerald green cloak is showing a degree of rudeness AND courage in wearing an emerald green cloak unsuited to his age. Feebs11 Joined on Thu, Nov 23 2006 UK Veteran Member 5,015