have a thick skin
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have a thick skin — phrase to not be sensitive to criticism or insults To be a politician, you’ve got to have a thick skin. Thesaurus: to behave in a particular waysynonym Main entry: thick * * * I have a thick (or thin) skin … Useful english dictionary
have a thick skin — (have) a thick skin able to ignore personal criticism. People will tell you they don t like your clothes or your voice or the color of your eyes, so you need to have a thick skin to survive. During the two years he was the spokesperson for the… … New idioms dictionary
have a thick skin — to not be sensitive to criticism or insults To be a politician, you ve got to have a thick skin … English dictionary
have a thick skin — ► have a thick (or thin) skin be insensitive (or oversensitive) to criticism or insults. Main Entry: ↑skin … English terms dictionary
have a thin skin — ► have a thick (or thin) skin be insensitive (or oversensitive) to criticism or insults. Main Entry: ↑skin … English terms dictionary
have a thick (or thin) skin — be insensitive (or oversensitive) to criticism or insults. → skin … English new terms dictionary
(a) thick skin — (have) a thick skin able to ignore personal criticism. People will tell you they don t like your clothes or your voice or the color of your eyes, so you need to have a thick skin to survive. During the two years he was the spokesperson for the… … New idioms dictionary
have a thick (or thin) skin — idi have a thick (or thin) skin, to be remarkably insensitive (or sensitive), esp. to criticism … From formal English to slang
skin — [skin] n. [ME skinn < ON, akin to Ger schinden, to flay, peel < IE * (s)ken(d) , to split off (< base * sek , to cut: see SAW1) > OIr ceinn, a scale, scurf] 1. the outer covering or integument of the animal body 2. such a covering,… … English World dictionary
skin — skinlike, adj. /skin/, n., v., skinned, skinning, adj. n. 1. the external covering or integument of an animal body, esp. when soft and flexible. 2. such an integument stripped from the body of an animal, esp. a small animal; pelt: a beaver skin.… … Universalium
