in one's own skin
3
7.4
- idiom
:
cómodo en su propia piel
- Chip has seemingly come to grips with his attraction to other men, but he does not seem to be at all comfortable in his own skin.
- comfortable in her own skin
- confident in his own skin
- uncomfortable in his own skin
Examples
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Her journey of self-realization allows her to be at peace, to create friendships, and to be comfortable in her own skin.
Blog text (5) -
It's wonderful to see a Black woman comfortable in her own skin.
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At least I'm comfortable enough in my own skin to cook for my family.
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Being comfortable in one's own skin does not guarantee a successful presidency.
Blog text (20) -
I have never seen a superstar who was so uncomfortable in her own skin.
Blog text (2) -
He was the first man Casimir had met who was perfectly at home in his own skin.
Fiction book (1992) -
It shows that she's comfortable in her own skin, which is empowering in my opinion.
Blog text (5) -
I understand the power of addiction, and I actually spent my high school and college years as a sedentary, slightly overweight young adult who, for the most part, felt miserable in her own skin.
Blog text (24) -
He hikes down the hill, squishing down the water plants, almost falling—the first time we've seen him happy in his own skin.
Fiction book (2000) -
You can tell he is comfortable in his own skin because of the confident way he carries himself.
Synonyms
46
3.0
Being sure you can do something well
11
3.2
Feeling sure about your own abilities and worth
5
5.6
Feeling calm and confident about who you are
Antonyms
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Although the individual words are concrete, the use of 'skin' here is metaphorical for one's identity or self, so the full sense 'comfortable/confident with oneself' is not strictly derivable from the literal constituents. Cross-linguistic parallels (e.g. 'estar cómodo en su propia piel') make the general idea inferable for some learners, but a B1 learner who only knows the words would likely only partially guess the meaning without prior exposure.
Etymology
The expression in one's own skin comes from the simple image of a person who feels comfortable in their skin, as if the skin fits them well. So, it means 'feeling comfortable or confident with yourself'.