| Idiom | No Skin off Your Nose |
|---|---|
| Example | He doesn't care if I make the football team or not. It's no skin off his nose. |
| Meaning | of totally no concern to you whatsoever; it doesn't matter to you one way or the other |
| Origin | This American idiom dates to the 1920s. Originally, the expression was "no skin off my back." "Nose" is more suitable because if you stick your nose into somebody's business, you can get it hurt. |
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