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'!”
(..) - It was not- You are a nutcase. - We'll see about that. You people in the front row, heads up. This is a splash zone. Stop it. Quit it. Quit it. - Hit you with a Vulcan nerve pinch. - No pinches. No-! You should clip your fingernails. Those hurt. Oh, jeez. Does this suit really look that bad? (..)2008 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarization Season: 1 Episode 9
(..) Stop it. Stop it. Quit it. Is this usually how these physics things go? More often than you'd think. Hit you with a Vulcan nerve pinch. - No pinches. No-! - No! You could have offered me a ride home. You're lucky I didn't run you over. I don't understand (..)2008 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarization Season: 1 Episode 9