thick skin
Definition of thick skin
: an ability to keep from getting upset or offended by the things other people say and do She has pretty thick skin when it comes to criticism. If you want to perform publicly, you'll need to grow a thicker skin.
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Word by Word Definitions
: having or being of relatively great depth or extent from one surface to its opposite
: heavily built : thickset
: close-packed with units or individuals
: in a thick manner : thickly
: the most crowded or active part
: the part of greatest thickness
: the integument of an animal (such as a fur-bearing mammal or a bird) separated from the body usually with its hair or feathers
: a usually unmounted specimen of a vertebrate (as in a museum)
: the hide or pelt of a game or domestic animal
: to strip, scrape, or rub off an outer covering (such as the skin or rind) of
: to strip or peel off
: to cut, chip, or damage the surface of
: devoted to showing nudes
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