no skin off one's nose

noun

No harm to one.

“You can be as critical of them as you like. It's no skin off my nose.”

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no skin off one's backno skin off one's teeth
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Meanings

noun
  1. idiomaticinformalNo harm to one.

    You can be as critical of them as you like. It's no skin off my nose.

    1 more example

    There was no skin off our nose; however the LAC [local area commander] had different ideas.

    2022, Trevor Carroll, The Cops: Not Just a Job

    Synonyms: no skin off one's back, no skin off one's teeth

Synonyms & antonyms

nounNo harm to one.

Similar
no skin off one's backno skin off one's teeth
Also see
no skin off one's backno skin off one's teeth

Origin

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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MLA

“no skin off one's nose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20skin%20off%20one's%20nose. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “no skin off one's nose,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20skin%20off%20one's%20nose.

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