Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

no skin off one's nose

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

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

27

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

No harm to one.

Informal

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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.

Usage

Informal

Synonyms

no skin off one's back no skin off one's teeth

Questions

What does no skin off one's nose mean?: No harm to one.
Where does no skin off one's nose come from?: 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.

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