Idiom: Thin-Skinned
Meanings
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Overly sensitive to criticism; quick to take offence; irritable; touchy
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see thin, skinned.
Example Sentences
1
He is thin-skinned and can be easily hurt by criticism.
2
She is thin-skinned and gets offended by even the slightest remark.
3
They have a thin-skinned boss who takes everything personally.
4
Don't make jokes around him, he's very thin-skinned.
5
Being a politician, he has to develop a thick skin and not be thin-skinned about criticism.