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no skin off one's back

no skin off one's back noun: no harm to one.

Noun

no skin off one's back

  1. (idiomatic, informal) No harm to one.
    • If he wants to make a mess in his own room, it's no skin off my back.

Synonyms of no skin off one's back

Questions about no skin off one's back

What does no skin off one's back mean?
No skin off one's back means no harm to one.
What part of speech is no skin off one's back?
No skin off one's back is a noun.

Words near no skin off one's back in the dictionary

  1. no show socks
  2. no show without Punch
  3. no shows
  4. no side
  5. no siree Bob
  6. no skin off one's back
  7. no skin off one's nose
  8. no skin off one's teeth
  9. no sleep for the wicked
  10. no small feat
  11. no small thing

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