Thin Skinned Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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thin-skinned What does thin-skinned mean?	to be easily upset or hurt, to be too sensitive	My friend is very thin-skinned and is easily bothered by what other people say.
thin-skinned What does thin-skinned mean?	easily upset or hurt, very sensitive	My friend is rather thin-skinned and is always upset about something that someone may have said to her.
thin-skinned What does thin-skinned mean?	easily upset or hurt, very sensitive	My friend is thin-skinned and is always upset about something that someone says to her.
thin-skinned What does thin-skinned mean?	easily upset or hurt, very sensitive	My friend is thin-skinned and is always upset about something that someone says to her. Stomach Idioms
thin-skinned What does thin-skinned mean?	to be easily upset or hurt, to be too sensitive	My friend is very thin-skinned and is easily bothered by what other people say. think Idioms
	Some Random Idioms
set tongues wagging What does "set tongues wagging" mean?	to cause people to start gossiping	The things that the woman does during her free time always sets tongues wagging at the office.

on fire What does "on fire" mean?	to be burning, being burned with flames	The small house was on fire when the fire truck arrived.
Many hands make light work What does "Many hands make light work" mean?	a lot of help will make a job seem easy	Many hands make light work and lots of people helped to make the job easy.
have a price on one's head What does "have a price on one's head" mean?	be wanted by the police who will pay money for one's capture	The man has a price on his head and is wanted by the police all over the country.
have a case (against someone) What does "have a case (against someone)" mean?	have lots of evidence that can be used against someone	The police do not have a case against the young woman.
beef up (something) or beef (something) up What does "beef up (something) or beef (something) up" mean?	to make something stronger	The police beefed up the security around the convention site.

Hollow victory What does "Hollow victory" mean?	A hollow victory is where someone wins something in name, but are seen not to have gained anything by winning.
belly ride What does "belly ride" mean?	sexual intercourse between two people
a straw in the wind What does "a straw in the wind" mean?	a small sign of what may happen in the future	When the company began to reduce expenses it was a straw in the wind as to what would happen in the future.
cause a stir What does "cause a stir" mean?	to cause people to become agitated and alarmed about something	The soccer player caused a stir when he criticized the referee.
rake in the money What does "rake in the money" mean?	to make a lot of money	My cousin's new pizza franchise has been raking in the money since it opened.
jackshit What does "jackshit" mean?	nothing; nothing at all

American Idioms and Expressions

Thin Skinned Idiom

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