thick hide
Example Sentences
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To be a reporter you must either have a thick hide if you wish to do your job correctly, or a limited intellect or lack courage if you do not.
From Salon • Feb. 24, 2024
Of course a bee’s stinger can’t penetrate the thick hide of an elephant.
From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2018
Corsano said he’s still irked that his many phone calls and appeals, which he documented with proof, failed to penetrate the bureaucracy’s thick hide.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2018
He credited his "thick hide and clear conscience" for helping him withstand the public scrutiny.
From US News • Apr. 29, 2016
On top of that, he’s fighting inside a thick hide that fills a dog’s mouth like a wad of loose sacking.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
