grow some skin

verb

To cease being offended.

Meanings

verbgrow some skin (third-person singular simple present grows some skin, present participle growing some skin, simple past grew some skin, past participle grown some skin)

present singular third person grows some skin · participle present growing some skin · past grew some skin · participle past grown some skin

  1. figurativelyTo cease being offended.
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