What does “crust of a rhinoceros” mean?











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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?










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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.
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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.
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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.
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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












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    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.
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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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@ab2 Thanks! That makes sense.
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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.






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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.



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        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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