English Explanatory Dictionary

no skin off one's nose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. No harm to one.

Pronunciation

En-au-no skin off one's nose.ogg

Word forms

no skin off one's nose

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.

Synonyms

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