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no skin off one's nose

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

Noun

no skin off one's nose

  1. (idiomatic, informal) No harm to one.
    • You can be as critical of them as you like. It's no skin off my nose.
    • There was no skin off our nose; however the LAC [local area commander] had different ideas.2022, Trevor Carroll, The Cops: Not Just a Job

Synonyms of no skin off one's nose

Origin of no skin off one's nose

This saying has been attributed to originating in boxing as a minor blow taking no skin off. See: The American Heritage Dictionary Of Idioms, Second Edition Paperback – February 26, 2013 by Christine Ammer and Random House Dictionary of America's Popular Proverbs and Sayings: Second Edition Paperback – April 18, 2000 by Gregory Titelman.

Questions about no skin off one's nose

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

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

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

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