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without a scratch

without a scratch prepositional phrase: unscathed, safe and sound.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (figuratively) Unscathed, safe and sound.
    Synonyms:
    in one piece

Synonyms of without a scratch

Questions about without a scratch

What does without a scratch mean?
Without a scratch means unscathed, safe and sound.
What part of speech is without a scratch?
Without a scratch is a prepositional phrase.

Words near without a scratch in the dictionary

  1. without a by your leave
  2. without a by-your-leave
  3. without a doubt
  4. without a hitch
  5. without a murmur
  6. without a scratch
  7. without a shadow of a doubt
  8. without a trace
  9. without a word of a lie
  10. without accident
  11. without batting an eye

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