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Definition

Of no consequence to one.

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Origins

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

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In Context

  • "No skin off our teeth, right, boys?"
  • "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."
  • "So you're not interested in learning? No skin off my teeth."
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