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no skin off one's teeth

no skin off one's teeth phrase: of no consequence to one.

Phrase

no skin off one's teeth

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Of no consequence to one.
    • No skin off our teeth, right, boys?2014, George Donnelly, Lando Cruz and the Coup Conspiracy
    • IT IS NO skin off our teeth to grant that other creatures may have their wants, needs, and passions as well as varying degrees of intelligence, geniality, and perhaps compassion.2014, John Edward Terrell, A Talent for Friendship

Synonyms of no skin off one's teeth

Origin of no skin off one's teeth

From a confusion of no skin off one's back/nose with by the skin of one's teeth.

Questions about no skin off one's teeth

What does no skin off one's teeth mean?
No skin off one's teeth means of no consequence to one.
What part of speech is no skin off one's teeth?
No skin off one's teeth is a phrase.

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

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

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