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no skin off my back

No harm to one.

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  • Basically, could it originally have literally meant, "I don't care. I won't be whipped for it/won't get the skin on my back ripped off."
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If he wants to make a mess in his own room, it's no skin off my back.

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Submitted by grgej on November 22, 2024

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