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no skin off one's nose

no skin off one's nose

Not harmful or bothersome to one, as in I don't care if you stay home-it's no skin off my nose. This expression probably arose in boxing, but there is no evidence to prove it. [Early 1900s]
See also: nose, off, skin

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dipika-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu
Clara['kleərə]
Carita-Swedish
Waldomar-Ancient Germanic
Teresate-RE-sah (Spanish, Polish), te-RE-zah (Italian, German), TE-re-sah (Finnish), tə-REE-sə (English), tə-REE-zə (English)Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
Aladdinə-LAD-in (English)Literature
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