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Yomi
しんぞうにけがはえている
Rōmaji
shinzou ni ke ga haeteiru
Type
idiom
Literal Meaning
hair is growing on one’s heart
Meaning
have a lot of nerve; audacious; be immune to criticism/pressure; thick-skinned
Additional Info
The figure of speech is similar to that of “thick-skinned” (hairy skin is usually thicker than the one without hair)
Synonym
神経が太い, 図々しい, 怖いもの知らず
Antonym
繊細, 気にしい, 豆腐メンタル
Example
彼は心臓に毛が生えているから、炎上しても気にしない
As he is thick-skinned, he doesn’t care even if he comes under fire
