thin skinned
/θɪn skɪnd/
adjective
- Easily hurt or offended by criticism or unkind remarks; sensitive.
- Thin-skinned people often take things personally.
- Don't be so thin-skinned; she was only joking.
- He's too thin-skinned to work in customer service.
- Having a thin outer layer of skin or rind.
- Some thin-skinned fish are more vulnerable to injury.
- Thin-skinned fruits like grapes bruise easily.
- The thin-skinned variety of orange is harder to peel.