avoir le cuir solide

French

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /a.vwaʁ lə kɥiʁ sɔ.lid/

Verb

avoir le cuir solide

  1. (figuratively) to be thick-skinned; to have a strong stomach (tough, impervious)
    • 2015, Gabrielle Massat, L’enfant Papillon, Hachette Romans:
      Nate a le cuir solide et je suis intervenu avant qu’ils lui fassent trop mal.
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    • 2014, Lisa Marie Rice, Le fil rouge du désir, J'ai Lu:
      Je croyais que les cowboys avaient le cuir solide. — Je ne suis pas un cowboy, geignit-il quand Julia eut fini.
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    • 2022, Stephen King, Billy Summers, Albin Michel:
      "Vas-y, tu peux le dire. J’ai le cuir solide."
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