What does “crust of a rhinoceros” mean?
I've been reading Thank You, Jeeves by PG Wodehouse and couldn't understand what he meant by "The man must have the crust of a rhinoceros".
Is this British slang? Can somebody explain to me what this means?
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I've been reading Thank You, Jeeves by PG Wodehouse and couldn't understand what he meant by "The man must have the crust of a rhinoceros".
Is this British slang? Can somebody explain to me what this means?
british-english sentence-meaning
edited Dec 10 at 1:50
Chappo
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asked Dec 9 at 22:05
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It probably means hide. The hide of a rhino is thick and hard to penetrate. If he has a think hide it means that he does not understand nuance at all (to put it mildly). To get through to him you have to hit him over the head with a two by four (to use another idiom) even to get his attention.
– ab2
Dec 9 at 22:12
@ab2 Thanks! That makes sense.
– Daniel_V
Dec 9 at 22:14
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I've been reading Thank You, Jeeves by PG Wodehouse and couldn't understand what he meant by "The man must have the crust of a rhinoceros".
Is this British slang? Can somebody explain to me what this means?
british-english sentence-meaning
edited Dec 10 at 1:50
Chappo
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asked Dec 9 at 22:05
Daniel_V
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I've been reading Thank You, Jeeves by PG Wodehouse and couldn't understand what he meant by "The man must have the crust of a rhinoceros".
Is this British slang? Can somebody explain to me what this means?
british-english sentence-meaning
british-english sentence-meaning
edited Dec 10 at 1:50
Chappo
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asked Dec 9 at 22:05
Daniel_V
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edited Dec 10 at 1:50
Chappo
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asked Dec 9 at 22:05
Daniel_V
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edited Dec 10 at 1:50
Chappo
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edited Dec 10 at 1:50
Chappo
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edited Dec 10 at 1:50
Chappo
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asked Dec 9 at 22:05
Daniel_V
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asked Dec 9 at 22:05
Daniel_V
83
asked Dec 9 at 22:05
Daniel_V
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It probably means hide. The hide of a rhino is thick and hard to penetrate. If he has a think hide it means that he does not understand nuance at all (to put it mildly). To get through to him you have to hit him over the head with a two by four (to use another idiom) even to get his attention.
– ab2
Dec 9 at 22:12
@ab2 Thanks! That makes sense.
– Daniel_V
Dec 9 at 22:14
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It probably means hide. The hide of a rhino is thick and hard to penetrate. If he has a think hide it means that he does not understand nuance at all (to put it mildly). To get through to him you have to hit him over the head with a two by four (to use another idiom) even to get his attention.
– ab2
Dec 9 at 22:12
@ab2 Thanks! That makes sense.
– Daniel_V
Dec 9 at 22:14
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1
It probably means hide. The hide of a rhino is thick and hard to penetrate. If he has a think hide it means that he does not understand nuance at all (to put it mildly). To get through to him you have to hit him over the head with a two by four (to use another idiom) even to get his attention.
– ab2
Dec 9 at 22:12
It probably means hide. The hide of a rhino is thick and hard to penetrate. If he has a think hide it means that he does not understand nuance at all (to put it mildly). To get through to him you have to hit him over the head with a two by four (to use another idiom) even to get his attention.
– ab2
Dec 9 at 22:12
@ab2 Thanks! That makes sense.
– Daniel_V
Dec 9 at 22:14
@ab2 Thanks! That makes sense.
– Daniel_V
Dec 9 at 22:14
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Crust in English slang means impertinence, according to Collins English Dictionary. You have to scroll quite far down to find this meaning.
YourDictionary.com gives the slang meaning as
5.Slang audacity; insolence; gall
In my comment, I said that crust of a rhino probably meant a thick hide that was impervious to subtlety or nuance; that one would have to hit him over the head with a two by four to even get his attention.
This is consistent with the dictionary definitions above, but with a slightly different emphasis. Someone with the crust of a rhino has a lot of gall, and is oblivious of how offensive he is, or simply does not give a damn what other people think.
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Crust in English slang means impertinence, according to Collins English Dictionary. You have to scroll quite far down to find this meaning.
YourDictionary.com gives the slang meaning as
5.Slang audacity; insolence; gall
In my comment, I said that crust of a rhino probably meant a thick hide that was impervious to subtlety or nuance; that one would have to hit him over the head with a two by four to even get his attention.
This is consistent with the dictionary definitions above, but with a slightly different emphasis. Someone with the crust of a rhino has a lot of gall, and is oblivious of how offensive he is, or simply does not give a damn what other people think.
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Crust in English slang means impertinence, according to Collins English Dictionary. You have to scroll quite far down to find this meaning.
YourDictionary.com gives the slang meaning as
5.Slang audacity; insolence; gall
In my comment, I said that crust of a rhino probably meant a thick hide that was impervious to subtlety or nuance; that one would have to hit him over the head with a two by four to even get his attention.
This is consistent with the dictionary definitions above, but with a slightly different emphasis. Someone with the crust of a rhino has a lot of gall, and is oblivious of how offensive he is, or simply does not give a damn what other people think.
answered Dec 9 at 22:29
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Crust in English slang means impertinence, according to Collins English Dictionary. You have to scroll quite far down to find this meaning.
YourDictionary.com gives the slang meaning as
5.Slang audacity; insolence; gall
In my comment, I said that crust of a rhino probably meant a thick hide that was impervious to subtlety or nuance; that one would have to hit him over the head with a two by four to even get his attention.
This is consistent with the dictionary definitions above, but with a slightly different emphasis. Someone with the crust of a rhino has a lot of gall, and is oblivious of how offensive he is, or simply does not give a damn what other people think.
answered Dec 9 at 22:29
ab2
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Crust in English slang means impertinence, according to Collins English Dictionary. You have to scroll quite far down to find this meaning.
YourDictionary.com gives the slang meaning as
5.Slang audacity; insolence; gall
In my comment, I said that crust of a rhino probably meant a thick hide that was impervious to subtlety or nuance; that one would have to hit him over the head with a two by four to even get his attention.
This is consistent with the dictionary definitions above, but with a slightly different emphasis. Someone with the crust of a rhino has a lot of gall, and is oblivious of how offensive he is, or simply does not give a damn what other people think.
answered Dec 9 at 22:29
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It probably means hide. The hide of a rhino is thick and hard to penetrate. If he has a think hide it means that he does not understand nuance at all (to put it mildly). To get through to him you have to hit him over the head with a two by four (to use another idiom) even to get his attention.
– ab2
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@ab2 Thanks! That makes sense.
– Daniel_V
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