no skin off one's teeth

phrase

Of no consequence to one.

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

phrase
  1. idiomaticinformalOf no consequence to one.

    No skin off our teeth, right, boys?

    2014, George Donnelly, Lando Cruz and the Coup Conspiracy
    2 more examples

    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.

    2014, John Edward Terrell, A Talent for Friendship

    So you're not interested in learning? No skin off my teeth.

    2015, Glenn Beck, Agenda 21: Into the Shadows, page 321

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

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseOf no consequence to one.

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

Origin

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

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APA

no skin off one's teeth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20skin%20off%20one's%20teeth

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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