thick-skinned

Before seeing “The Substance,” I considered myself to be generally thick-skinned about blood and guts.

“I’m thick-skinned,” the judge added.

Often large and thick-skinned, with a range of densities, cooking times and taste profiles to consider, getting to know them, even just a bit, can help quell the intimidation one might feel approaching a holiday recipe or mountain of gourds at the market this time of year.

But the waxed, thick-skinned cucumbers often found in supermarkets are best peeled and seeded.

Natalie, who had treatment for thyroid cancer, says she learnt how to be thick-skinned but it still ruined her experience of dating.