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
It requires a thick hide, as he puts it, arguing that he developed exactly that at the Forrest homestead of Minderoo.
From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2021
Whether it comes by typewriter or by Twitter, good journalism requires honor, humility and a thick hide — the qualities that defined Ed Asner’s masterpiece.
From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2021
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
It has a thick hide that repels most charms and curses, a large, sharp horn upon its nose and a long, rope-like tail.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
