The company and the union are engaged in a 'war of nerves', with each side threatening the other.
Something she said to him must have 'hit/struck/touched a nerve'. I've never seen him so angry.
“After making the mess, he didn't even offer to help clean it up.” “What (a) 'nerve'!”
(..) - Two singles. - Yeah. Like those... individually wrapped slices of cheese that... we're friends. Did I pluck a nerve there? - Oh,yeah. - Okay. All right,everybody,it's time to eat. Oh,lord,we thank you for this meal and all of your bounty. (..)2007 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Luminous Fish Effect Season: 1 Episode 4