thin skin
noun
: a tendency to get easily upset or offended by the things other people say or do
He has such a thin skin that he can't even take a little good-natured teasing.
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Regardless of the type of roller, always avoid rolling directly over joints, bony areas (such as the neck or spine) or thin skin.
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Dana Santas, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
But Swinney’s struggles to adapt to the NIL/transfer-portal world, combined with his notoriously thin skin, might make for a toxic homecoming.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
Some of the more specific Cushing's symptoms include thin skin and easy bruising.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 29 Feb. 2024
The memo suggests that the company, for all its self-regard, has thin skin.
—Jim Newton, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024
So use this intel and look down the road: How will his stubbornness, thin skin and disregard for your judgment come to bear in future conflicts?
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
Creping is when the under eye area appears wrinkled, causing the thin skin to look layered.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 1 Nov. 2023
The huge ears have a dense network of blood vessels beneath the thin skin that allows moving air to cool the blood.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2023
First, dry-roasting the wings ensures a thin skin that’s at once crispy and airy under the fire-bright sauce.
—Eric Kim, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
Dana Santas, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
But Swinney’s struggles to adapt to the NIL/transfer-portal world, combined with his notoriously thin skin, might make for a toxic homecoming.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
Some of the more specific Cushing's symptoms include thin skin and easy bruising.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 29 Feb. 2024
The memo suggests that the company, for all its self-regard, has thin skin.
—Jim Newton, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024
So use this intel and look down the road: How will his stubbornness, thin skin and disregard for your judgment come to bear in future conflicts?
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
Creping is when the under eye area appears wrinkled, causing the thin skin to look layered.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 1 Nov. 2023
The huge ears have a dense network of blood vessels beneath the thin skin that allows moving air to cool the blood.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2023
First, dry-roasting the wings ensures a thin skin that’s at once crispy and airy under the fire-bright sauce.
—Eric Kim, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
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