Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

no skin off one's teeth

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: no skin of-f one's -teeth
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Of no consequence to one.

Informal

Example Sentences

"No skin off our teeth, right, boys?"
"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."
"So you're not interested in learning? No skin off my teeth."

Etymology

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

Usage

Informal

Synonyms

no skin off one's back no skin off one's nose

Questions

What does no skin off one's teeth mean?: Of no consequence to one.
Where does no skin off one's teeth come from?: From a confusion of no skin off one's back/nose with by the skin of one's teeth.

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