How is the phrase uzkāpt uz varžacs translated from Latvian to English

English translation
touch a nerve
phrase

Pieskarties tēmai, kas kādam ir sāpīga.

To touch on a topic that is painful for someone.

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  • Ar šo jautājumu tu uzkāpi viņam uz varžacs. — With that question you touched a nerve.

  • Atvaino, negribēju uzkāpt uz varžacs. — Sorry, I didn't mean to touch a nerve.

  • Neuzkāp viņam uz varžacs, nerunā par darbu. — Don't touch a nerve, don't talk about work.

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