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Meanings of thin-skinned in английском

Quick to take offense.

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Usage of thin-skinned in английском
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Sutherland needed to apply common sense on pay and be less thin-skinned.
The Guardian
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I mean, he was a far more, far too thin-skinned for that.
The new yorker
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You can't dwell, be overprotective of your words, thin-skinned about idiotic comments.
Ebony
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The way we take it reveals that we are too often thin-skinned.
A Straight Deal; Or, The Ancient Grudge
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My love is not so thin-skinned as to shrink from any test.
The Ghost of Guir House
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Trump is notoriously thin-skinned, and she cannot afford to offend her host.
The Guardian
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Why should the world be so thin-skinned,-sofoolishly chary of human life?
Phineas Finn / The Irish Member
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He is a thin-skinned autocrat, contemptuous of truth and democratic norms.
The Irish Times
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They laughed, making jest of the affair; but they were both too thin-skinned.
The Trespasser
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A thin-skinned predator in a rarefied region, it could have vaporized a city.
The Centauri Device
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Nearly all the signs will be feeling thin-skinned, but you especially.
The South African
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Schoolchildren are prosecuted for making fun of a president who appears increasingly thin-skinned.
The Guardian
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I used to be more thin-skinned, but I was always resolute.
The new yorker
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Don't bottle it all up; if you're feeling a little thin-skinned, say so.
The South African
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There were moments during the campaign that revealed that he can be thin-skinned.
The Guardian
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He was nettled and put out, for he was somewhat thin-skinned.
Pierre and Jean
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