IT'S NO SKIN OFF MY NOSE

Meaning of IT'S NO SKIN OFF MY NOSE in English

(informal)

I DON'T CARE, I don't mind, I'm not bothered, it doesn't bother me, it doesn't matter to me; informal I don't give a damn, I don't give a monkey's.

2192; headword

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IT'S NO SKIN OFF MY NOSE — informal I am not offended or adversely affected. → skin
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IT'S NO SKIN OFF MY NOSE — See ↑ DON'T CARE 2
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SKIN — I. ˈskin noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skinn; akin to Old English …
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OFF
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NOSE — I. ˈnōz noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nosu; akin to Old English nasu nose, Old …
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NO
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MY — I. Etymology: Middle English my, mi, min, from Old English mīn, suppletive gen. of ic I obsolete possessive of i …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SKIN — — skinlike , adj. /skin/ , n. , v. , skinned, skinning , adj. n. 1. the external covering or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
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NOSE — — noseless , adj. — noselike , adj. /nohz/ , n. , v. , nosed, nosing . n. 1. the …
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NO — no 1 /noh/ , adv., adj., n., pl. noes, nos , v. adv. 1. (a negative used to express dissent, …
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SKIN — I. ˈskin noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skinn; akin to Old English scinn skin, Middle …
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OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
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NOSE — I. ˈnōz noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nosu; akin to Old High German nasa nose, Latin nasus Date: …
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NO — I. ˈnō adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nā, from ne not + ā always; akin to Old Norse …
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SKIN — vi to become covered with skin; as, a wound skins over. 2. skin ·noun a vessel made of skin, used …
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OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
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NOSE — noun the power of smelling; hence, scent. 2. nose ·vi to pry officiously into what does not concern one. 3. …
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SKIN — [skin] n, often attrib [ME, fr. ON skinn; akin to OE scinn skin, MHG schint fruit peel] (13c) 1 a …
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NOSE — [nose] n [ME, fr. OE nosu; akin to OHG nasa nose, L nasus] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the part of …
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SKIN — in human anatomy, the covering, or integument, of the body's surface that both provides protection and receives sensory stimuli from …
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SKIN — skin BrE AmE skɪn ▷ skinned skɪnd ▷ skinning ˈskɪn ɪŋ ▷ skins skɪnz ▶ ˈ skin ˌ diver BrE …
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OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
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NOSE — / nəʊz; NAmE noʊz/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] the part of the face that sticks …
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NO — / nəʊ; NAmE noʊ/ exclamation , determiner , adverb , noun ■ exclamation 1. used to give a negative reply …
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SKIN — I. skin 1 S2 W2 /skɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: skinn ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
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NOSE — I. nose 1 S2 W2 /nəʊz $ noʊz/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: nosu ] 1 …
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NO — I. no 1 S1 W1 /nəʊ $ noʊ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: na , from …
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MY — I. my 1 S1 W1 /maɪ/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘I’] 1 . used by the person who …
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SKIN — n. & v. --n. 1 the flexible continuous covering of a human or other animal body. 2 a the skin …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
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NOSE — n. & v. --n. 1 an organ above the mouth on the face or head of a human or animal, …
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NO — adv. & n. --adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
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SKIN — n. & v. n. 1 the flexible continuous covering of a human or other animal body. 2 a the skin …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
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NOSE — n. & v. n. 1 an organ above the mouth on the face or head of a human or animal, …
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NO — adv. & n. adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
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NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
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MY — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1 of or belonging to me or myself (my house; my own business). 2 as a form of …
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SKIN — n. & v. --n. 1. the flexible continuous covering of a human or other animal body. 2 a the skin …
Oxford English vocab
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
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NOSE — n. & v. --n. 1. an organ above the mouth on the face or head of a human or animal, …
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NO — 1. adj.1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
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MY — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1. of or belonging to me or myself (my house; my own business). 2 as a form of …
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SKIN — ( skins, skinning, skinned) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Your skin …
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OFF — The preposition is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/. The adverb is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/ Frequency: The word is one of …
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NOSE — ( noses, nosing, nosed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your nose …
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NO — ( noes, or no’s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
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MY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'My' is the first person singular …
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SKIN — [verb] [T] -nn-To skin something is to remove its skin.The hunters skinned the deer they had killed.You can skin tomatoes …
Cambridge English vocab
NOSE — (BODY PART), [slang] snout [noun] [C] - the part of the face that sticks out above the mouth through which …
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SKIN — See: BY THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH, GET UNDER ONE'S SKIN, JUMP OUT OF ONE'S SKIN, KEEP ONE'S EYES PEELED …
Slang English vocab
NOSE — See: COUNT HEADS or COUNT NOSES, CUT OFF ONE'S NOSE TO SPITE ONE'S FACE, FOLLOW ONE'S NOSE, GO INTO A …
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NOSE — As plain as the nose on your face; evidently to be seen. He is led by the nose; he is …
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